Eli Cohen

Israeli agriculture at risk ahead of High Holy Days as desalination systems remain nonfunctional

The Water Authority and the Energy and Infrastructure Ministry said Tuesday morning that after the facilities operated overnight, most were shut down again after seawater turbidity rose.

|ByMOSHE COHEN
Infrastructure works along the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee as the Water Authority and the national water company Mekorot prepare to increase the flow of desalinated water pumped from desalination plants in Ashkelon and Rishon Lezion into the lake, northern Israel, February 27, 2026.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.

Netanyahu won the Likud primary. Can Likud win beyond its base? - opinion

Likud is walking out of this primary further to the Right, unmistakably built around Netanyahu, security-minded to its core, still ready to sit with the ultra-Orthodox parties.

|ByDOV MAIMON
Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen.

Energy minister touts oil pipeline to bypass Strait of Hormuz

Israel already has existing infrastructure with a pipeline between Eilat and Ashkelon, but infrastructure would be needed to connect Arab countries if they were willing.

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Incoming Mossad director Roman Gofman arrives to a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 5, 2026

Editor's Notes: The Mossad has always been led by outsiders - comment

The Roman Gofman fight is about more than the Mossad. It is about who Israel's security elite is willing to let inside.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN

Borrell: Israeli democracy must continue, key to EU partnership

“We are a close observer because Israel is a key partner, and our shared values are based on a democratic and open society and the rule of law,” Borrell said.

MARCH 14, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell speaks on the tensions between the neighbouring Western Balkan nations in Brussels, Belgium, August 18, 2022.

EU action in Palestinian conflict encourages terror, Israel tells Italy

EU activity in Area C has sparked tension between the European bloc and Israel.

MARCH 13, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen seen with his Italian counterpart on March 13, 2023

Poland: details not finalized for resumption of Israeli high school trips

The resumption of trips is seen by Israel as a sign of thawing relations with Poland.

MARCH 7, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Jewish Youth from all over the world participating in the March of the Living seen at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp site in Poland, as Israel marks annual Holocaust Memorial Day, on April 16, 2015.

Cohen heads to Germany to discuss Iran uranium enrichment, IRGC

Israel is also expected to ask Germany to designate the Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard as a terror entity.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Likud MK Eli Cohen Federation of Local Authorities conference in Tel Aviv, December 8, 2022.

14 Days: Terror tragedies

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023BySTEVE LINDE
Members of an IDF team search for earthquake survivors in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, on February 10.

Netanyahu rejects request for gov't oversight on Bank of Israel interest rates

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen requested that the Finance Ministry work to stop the increase in Israel's interest rates.

FEBRUARY 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich and Minister of Foreign Affairs Eli Cohen at a press conference, at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, on January 25, 2023.

Israeli FM sends letter to Diaspora Jewry to calm judicial reform fears - exclusive

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen: "Israel is a thriving democracy and any decisions that will be made, will reflect that."

FEBRUARY 20, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Likud MK Eli Cohen Federation of Local Authorities conference in Tel Aviv, December 8, 2022.

Cohen talks with Erdogan about Iran, Gaza captives in Turkey visit

Israeli airlines to resume direct flights to Turkey • Turkish FM: Israel, Turkey 'open new page' following earthquake aid

FEBRUARY 14, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is seen sitting next to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, on February 14, 2023.

Israel seeks to repair Poland ties, resume Holocaust education trips

On Tuesday night, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen spoke with his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau, the first such talks between foreign ministers of both countries in two years.

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Jewish Youth from all over the world participating in the March of the Living seen at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp site in Poland, as Israel marks annual Holocaust Memorial Day, on April 16, 2015.

Ukraine makes major demands from Israel in preparation for FM visit

Officials reported that Ukraine requested approval for a loan of $500m.

FEBRUARY 5, 2023ByWALLA!
Demonstrators carry placards and flags during a protest against the Russian invasion to the Ukraine in Tel Aviv on August 24, 2022.