Europe

Lebanon shows that Europe’s security model is outdated - opinion

Germany urges Hezbollah’s disarmament, but Lebanon reveals the limits of Europe’s deterrence model in an age of hybrid warefare.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun address the media during a press conference at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, February 16, 2026.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, October 30, 2025.

Turkey tightens trade embargo against Israel

Oz Berlovitz, CEO of Arkia, Yehoram Gaon, and Avi Nakash, one of the owners of Arkia

Arkia unveils Spring-Summer 2026 destinations

Panoramic view of Andorra La Vella, capital of the Principality of Andorra, from a hiking trail in the Pyrenees.

Andorra’s Jewish community reels after local carnival features mock execution of Israeli effigy


Yes, they really asked Josh Shapiro if he’s an Israeli spy - comment

What they asked Josh Shapiro during VP vetting reveals everything about how Jews are treated in America.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during the a campaign kickoff rally earlier this month.

Israel’s new geopolitical compass points east and south - opinion

Israel must now identify new opportunities beyond its conventional focal points in international partnerships.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi in first diplomatic visit to Somaliland on January 6, 2026.

Starmer discusses Greenland with Trump, condemns retaliatory tariffs

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that the US gaining control of Greenland was essential for global stability, saying, "Europeans project weakness. US projects strength."

US President Donald Trump stands next to Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he delivers a statement during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025.

When Jewish athletes dominated Polish sport: A lost legacy

From soccer to fencing, Jewish athletes once dominated Polish sports, and now their story is being told in Ramat Gan.

The Maccabi Krakow ice hockey team in full flow during a game in 1934.

This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize winners, biochemists, and the Baba Sali

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

Baba Baruch, heir of Baba Sali, speaks to prime minister Yitzhak Shamir during traditional ceremonies in Netivot, 1988.

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

At an academic conference in Jerusalem, experts discussed the EU’s political decline, shifting attitudes towards Israel, and the impact of Russian aggression, US geopolitics, and global tensions.

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.

'If Israel falls, we fall': Fate of West tied to Israel, former French PM tells 'Post' - interview

"The stakes of the world... the fight against the regime of the Mullahs and its dangers, the links between Iran and Russia, the future of France and Europe is being decided here," he said.

France's Minister of Overseas Manuel Valls leaves after a weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on September 3, 2025.

How war has reshaped Europe's defense sector

With global unrest and tension from Venezuela to Iran, the sector has drawn greater investor interest

Dozens of German-made Leopard 1 tanks and other armoured vehicles, owned by Freddy Versluys the CEO of Belgian defence company OIP Land Systems, are seen in a hangar in Tournais, Belgium January 31, 2023.

How one NGO is using AI to change how antisemitism is monitored

Created in 2012 in a collaboration between Hungarian Jewish communities and civil society groups, the Action and Protection Foundation (TEV) began operation in 2013.

TEV Chairman Kalman Szalal

What’s driving the rapid adoption of online payments in Finland and Europe

Digital Payment.