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


Israel, UK in talks to ensure continuity of trade after Brexit

According to Central Bureau of Statistics figures, Israel and the UK did some $9.5b worth of trade in 2017, with Israel enjoying a trade surplus of some $800m.

UK Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox MP (right) and British Ambassador to Israel David Quarrey at Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation, November 27, 2018

The peace activists who fuel the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

I don’t see any such activists talking about the 300 rockets being launched at Israelis during the course of 24 hours.

Palestinian flags waving in West Bank 370

Europe's rule of law and the Jews

Jewish Community protesting antisemitism in Manchester demonstration

Netanayhu first foreign leader to participate in Balkan Craiova summit

Netanyahu met with the four country leaders before the summit to promote cooperation and deepen Israel's friendship with the Balkan states.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă in Varna, Bulgaria on Friday, November 2, 2018.

Netanyahu flies to Bulgaria to chip away at EU ‘hostility’

Netanyahu was originally scheduled to fly Thursday to Albania and take part in a meeting of several eastern European leaders, but postponed that trip.

Israeli Prime Minister meets with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov

Rivlin and Danish PM profess strength of nations' friendship

President Reuven Rivlin and Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen met for a working lunch and addressed topics including Gaza, ISIS and anti-Semitism

President Rivlin and Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen met on October 11

The contrasts between Merkel’s first and current visit to Israel

Merkel came to Israel for the first time in January 2006 when she was the head of a new coalition government.

Angela Merkel gestures during a cabinet meeting in Berlin

Supporting Israeli and Palestinian civil society

Peace is both top-down, but also bottom-up.

Demonstrators including Israeli and Palestinian activists take part in a demonstration in support of peace near Jericho last year

Roger Waters leads call to boycott Eurovision

At least 17 countries have already confirmed participating next year.

FILE PHOTO: British rock star Roger Waters walks along the Israeli barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem

EU: Khan al-Ahmar demolition could have severe consequences

"The European Union calls upon the Israeli authorities to reconsider their decision to demolish Khan al-Ahmar.”

Palestinians take part in a protest against the Israeli planned demolition of the illegal Bedouin squatter village of Khan al-Ahmar, September 7, 2018.