Europe and israel

How Israel can improve communication with the West - opinion

The context Israel too often overlooks is the cultural gap separating it from its Western partners. Acknowledging this gap does not mean accepting every European position, but it is a necessary step.

European Union, Israeli and German flags flutter near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 5, 2022
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at a press conference on the day of an EU-Israel Association Council with European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2025.

Shifting EU politics, Israel's stance analyzed at Jerusalem conference - analysis

 Some of the items placed in the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology time capsule.

Israeli tech firms deepen European presence

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting in Moscow this week. Russia is so consumed by the war with Ukraine that it struggles to maintain its military presence in Syria and turns a blind eye to Iranian activity, says the writer.

From Kyiv to the Golan: The Ukraine-Russia war’s unseen impact on Israel - opinion


A window of opportunity in Israel-EU Relations

Israel’s previous government often maligned the EU, depicted it as hostile to Israel, and encouraged division among its member states.

FOREIGN MINISTER GABI ASHKENAZI meets with his German counterpart Heiko Maas at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on June 10.

Seven European nations warn annexation will harm their ties with Israel

French Ambassador to the UN in in New York Nicolas de Rivière said that "any annexation" would "constitute a clear violation of international law."

European leaders virtually meet on June 24, 2020

What will Israel lose if Europe boots it from the Horizon program?

Economic sanctions on Israel will be a tough sell for the group of countries that has been weighing it, because it requires unanimity and several have already said they oppose the measure.

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels

Borrell: Annexation to have ‘significant consequences’ for EU-Israel ties

Borrell added that he is using all of the EU’s “diplomatic capacities in order to put pressure for that not to happen.”

Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, holds a news conference in Brussels, Belgium, January 10, 2020.

Israel must not give up on Europe

In addition to strategic and commercial interests, Israel and Europe share similar values.

DON’T FORGET Europe.

U.S. counters BDS, UN, with claim Israeli settlements legal - analysis

Former US president Barack Obama and his administration referred to the settlements as illegitimate.

A general view shows the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit in the West Bank April 7, 2019

EU to Trump: settlements are illegal

While the U.S. has changed its policy, the EU retains its stance on the matter

Workers adjust a European flag outside the EU Parliament ahead of the EU elections in Brussels

Few aftershocks expected in Jerusalem following EU elections - analysis

The results showed that a populist wave exists, but is by no means sweeping Europe, and Europeans are not all of a sudden turning anti-EU.

A European Union (EU) flag is pictured during a ceremony in Lausanne.

Icelandic band Hatari presents last surprise, song with Palestinian

In a video clip with Bashar Murad the band seems to be singing in the West Bank.

Iceland's Hatari unveils "Palestine" banners on camera whilst receiving their score, Eurovision 2019

The real winner of Eurovision was Israel

Israel can feel vindicated on every level.

Hosts of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, Bar Refaeli, Erez Tal, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub stand on stage during the Grand Final of the contest in Tel Aviv, Israel May 18, 2019