Foreign affairs

Several Israelis injured in bus accident in northern Thailand, one in critical condition

The Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that it's on its way to the accident site in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, where a bus carrying ten Israelis was overturned.

Motorcycles are seen at a bustling street in Pattaya, Thailand (illustrative)
The South Yemen flag flies as soldiers from the Southern Transitional Council stand guard outside the compound of the Presidential Palace in Aden, Yemen, December 9, 2025.

Yemen’s southern upheaval creates new risks, opportunities for Israel - opinion

Director-General of Somaliland's Foreign Ministry, Mohamed Abdirahman.

Israeli recognition is historic 'lifetime achievement,' Somaliland official tells 'Post'

 US Senate floor

Democrats urge Trump to reverse mass ambassador recalls


Hamas is about pure bloodshed, not resisting oppression - editorial

After Hamas terrorists conducted the October 7 massacre, their victims were not just Israelis. While the world focused on Israeli suffering, the suffering of foreign workers has been all but ignored.

 The parents of a 26-year-old Thai man kidnapped by Hamas hold up his photo.

Five Thai nationals released from Gaza captivity given permanent resident status

At least one living Thai hostage, Pinta Nattapong, 35, remains in captivity.

 Released Thai hostages stand for a picture with Thailand's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa, in Beer Yaakov, Israel

18 Israelis injured as bus overturns in northern Laos

This was the second bus accident in Laos within 24 hours on Sunday after 13 Israelis were wounded in a traffic accident in Laos, including some in serious condition..

 A view of the Mekong river bordering Thailand and Laos is seen from the Thai side in Nong Khai, Thailand, October 29, 2019. Picture taken October 29, 2019.

Senate confirms Marco Rubio as US Secretary of State

The Senate backed Rubio by a vote of 99-0, days after the long-term member of the Senate foreign relations and intelligence committees sailed through his friendly confirmation hearing.

 Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), US President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of State, arrives ahead of the Presidential Inauguration of Trump at the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 20, 2025.

Zionism means Jewish people must put their own needs first - opinion

The debate in the Zionist camp over Carter’s legacy as it relates to his relationship with Israel teaches a lesson that extends far past president Carter and the US-Israel relationship.

US President Donald Trump stands alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of the UAE (right) and Bahrain at the signing of the Abraham Accords at the White House in 2020.

Israel has spent millions trying to win hearts and minds abroad, will spend 20 times more

Brombert fled the Nazis for America as a teen, and went on to a distinguished career as a professor of comparative literature at Yale and Princeton Universities.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar attends the Israel Hayom security conference in Jerusalem, December 1, 2024

Israel’s Irish embassy closure: ‘Short-term gestures, long-term losses’ - opinion

Sa’ar and the current government would rather the immediate rush of populist applause at home than putting in the hard work to take the diplomatic fight to our partners abroad. 

IRELAND’S ‘TAOISEACH’ (Prime Minister) Simon Harris speaks to the media during Ireland’s general election, in Greystones, Ireland last month.

Stalwart Israel defender Brian Mast tapped to lead House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Mast currently serves on the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability.

US Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) nominates Rep. Kevin McCarthy for House Speaker prior to an 8th round of voting on the third day of the 118th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, January 5, 2023.

Not rocket science: Israel needs clear political messaging regarding war in Gaza - opinion

Israel’s growing isolation is as much a factor of horrendous messaging as it is of latent antisemitism and anti-Zionist views. Hamas – and, by proxy, Iran – is winning the propaganda war, hands down.

 PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters rally outside the US Embassy in London, last month. In Britain, YouGov polling shows there is now more sympathy for Hamas than Israel.

Israel should look towards Mediterranean horizon to build stronger alliances with allies - opinion

Now, as Israel enters the second year of this war, it is critical for Israeli policymakers and strategists to recognize emerging threats that may not be immediately obvious.

 EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands after signing bilateral agreements in Ankara, in September.