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Finnish FM visits Jerusalem for first time since 2016, discusses regional issues with FM Sa'ar

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar hosted Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen in Jerusalem, marking the first such visit in nearly a decade amid EU discussions on Israel.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar hosting his Finnish counterpart, Elina Valtonen, at the Foreign Ministry, Jerusalem, February 15, 2026.
Israel President Isaac Herzog and President of the Republic of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, August 4, 2025.

Herzog heads north: Israel’s Baltic outreach in increasingly hostile EU - analysis

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel (L) meeting Dutch MP Ulysse Ellian (R), July 2025.

Dutch MP Ellian is 'courageous voice against Iranian regime, rising antisemitism,' Haskel says

 Head of the Mission of Israel to the EU and NATO Ambassador Haim Regev attends a solemn moment to remember the people killed in Israel, during the ongoing conflict with Hamas, at the European Parliament, in Brussels, Belgium, October 11, 2023.

Israel's EU ambassador stresses importance of dialogue, bilateral ties with EU


Israel holds ‘substantive’ talks with Quartet delegation that included EU reps

The meeting is especially significant since Israel suspended contact with the EU regarding the peace process last month.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker poses with Quartet Representative to the Middle East and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (R)

EU needs to act now to avoid diplomatic ‘war of the roses’

To say the Israeli government is neuralgic about any comments coming from Europe would be a massive understatement.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosts European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Jerusalem, May 20

Netanyahu calls Swedish PM to protest ‘extra-judicial’ killing comments by Foreign Minister

Netanyahu’s phone call to Lofven, one diplomatic official explained, was taking that protest up a notch.

Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom

Europe and Israel

Then, as now, the responsibility for implementing this vision was placed entirely on Israel’s shoulders, as the party with “all of the power,” from the dominant European perspective.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosts European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Jerusalem, May 20

For cash and EU membership talks, Turkey to help curb European migration

Turkey will get 3 billion euros of initial aid to handle the refugees on its territory.

REFUGEES WALK along train tracks leading from Serbia into Hungary on Friday

Anti-government protesters accuse Israel of seeking to colonize the Ukraine

Violence against Jews has declined in the Ukraine and remains much lower than in western Europe.

Kiev, Ukraine

Hungary says no to settlement labeling

Foreign Minister states opposition to "irrational" guidelines, in presence of top EU representatives.

EU Commission approves Israeli 'settlement' product guidelines (Illustrative picture)‏

Grumpy Old Man: The label guy

There’s hope for my buddy Mafoofnik, who thinks some new initiatives will return stability to what has long been a topsy-turvy business.

MK Michael Oren with Made in Europe sticker

THE WINDS OF CHANGE (Op-Ed)

The Jerusalem Post

Israel: EU decision to label settlement products may harm ties with Brussels

Foreign Ministry summons the European Union’s Ambassador to Israel, Lars Faaborg-Andersen, to explain the decision.

EU Commission approves Israeli 'settlement' product guidelines (Illustrative picture)‏