Europe and israel

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.
 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

 Yuval Raphael, representing Israel, attends the second semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, May 15, 2025

Eurovision Song Contest changes voting rules after controversial allegations against Israel


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

Chief Rabbi calls to add 20 minutes to Shabbat in protest of Eurovision

Citing his concern over the "massive violation of Shabbat," he expressed his regret that, while this "isn't the first time, this time it will be done with the whole world watching."

Israel's Eurovision contestant Kobi Merimi and the Western Wall in Jerusalem