Foreign affairs

‘Levites Way’: Route 443 renamed in memory of late foreign minister, links major Israeli regions

The proposal, from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Miri Regev, aimed to honor the late foreign affairs minister David Levy and the Tribe of Levi's connection to Israel.

View of Route 443 on November 27, 2025.
An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.

Israel launches 'Masa diplomacy' program in push for pro-Israel advocacy through Diaspora youth

Member of Parliament Abtisam Mohamed looks on on the day Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a ministerial statement on Hamas' October 7 attack anniversary and the Middle East at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024.

British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports

An Israeli soldier guard as young men gathered during a demonstration by Ultra-Orthodox Jews against Israel's military draft on June 17, 2026 outside the Beit Lid military base in Kfar Yona, Israel. The conscription of young ultra-Orthodox men into the military, from which they were long exempt.

Likud MK Kallner opposes criminal arrests for haredi draft evaders, backs economic sanctions


Israeli father and son arrested in Mexico for smuggling 20kg of Cocaine

In the check conducted by the local police in their luggage, the cocaine was found wrapped in different packaging in an attempt to prevent the drugs from being discovered. 

A line of cocaine is seen being snorted through a rolled up dollar.

US opens investigation into Israeli company making Iron Dome parts

The precedential investigation procedure could dramatically impact the entire trade relationship between Israel and the US.

 An Iron Dome rocket interceptor battery deployed near the southern Gaza Strip in southern Israel March 29, 2019.

FM Katz to meet with EU foreign ministers to advocate pressure on Hamas, hostage release

Katz will also present his European counterparts with strategic plans and projects to promote the region, including the "Tracks for Regional Peace" initiative, connecting the Middle East and Europe.

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz

Russian missile attack kills 11 in Pokrovsk in Ukraine's east: Donetsk regional governor

The attack showed Russian forces were "trying to inflict as much grief as possible on our land".

Rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike in an area of the Pokrovsk town, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine January 6, 2024

Israel condemns Belize gov't decision to suspend diplomatic ties

The Latin American country suspended ties due to Israel's refusal to implement a ceasefire.

 A satellite image shows Al-Shifa hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza November 11, 2023.

Grapevine November 1, 2023: Power dressing

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu in his black attire with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

Bolivia cuts ties with Israel over Gaza War, three countries pull envoys

Bolivia in 2009 cut diplomatic ties with Israel in protest of its attacks on the Gaza Strip. In 2020, the government of President Jeanine Anez reestablished ties.

 Smoke rises over Gaza, as seen from Israel's border with Gaza, in southern Israel October 30, 2023

UK Foreign Office: ‘Proud to be seen as a friend of Israel’ - opinion

Israel rises in importance as the power of Arabists in the UK Foreign Office wanes.

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands, September, 2023.

Israel's Foreign Ministry launches digital 'avatar'

The avatar speaks eight languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Hindi, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese.

 Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen seen during an interview at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, June 12, 2023.

Netanyahu and the Israeli public at odds on foreign policy - opinion

A clear divide between the will of the Israeli people and the ambitions of Netanyahu's government is increasingly apparent.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attend a news conference.