Foreign affairs

'We miss the bigger picture': Meet the diplomat who greets the world on Israel's behalf

After 33 years in diplomacy, Israel’s Gil Haskel says the country has more friends than its media reflects - and offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the handshakes that shape foreign policy.

Gil Haskel welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken he arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 22, 2024.
Motorcycles are seen at a bustling street in Pattaya, Thailand (illustrative)

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

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'


Knesset defense committee to resume haredi draft bill debate with classified meeting

Many haredi publications have argued that the ruling has effectively "torn apart" haredim from the rest of Israeli society.

 Yitzchak Goldknopf, Minister of Construction and Housing attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 26, 2024.

Knesset Foreign Affairs Committee resumes haredi draft debates

Knesset Home Committee approves fast tracking extension of reservists age cut off.

 MK Gadi Eisenkot attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on the ultra-Orthodox draft law at the Knesset, June 18, 2024

Israel must gear up for the evolving political landscape in India - opinion

Despite these potential shifts, the core of India-Israel relations, built on mutual interests and strategic partnerships, is expected to remain strong.

 INDIA’S PRIME Minister Narendra Modi gestures during the swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in New Delhi in June.

Diaspora Affairs Minister details ministry’s activities since October 7

During panel, Elan Carr, CEO of the Israeli-American Council, also explained that the organization's purpose: to unify, strengthen, and engage the Israeli-American community.

Left-to-right: Elan Carr, CEO of the Israeli-American Council, Zvika Klein, editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post, and Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York.

Egypt-Israel relations in a deep valley, but not for the first time - analysis

While Egypt has yet to recall its ambassador during the current war – perhaps a sign that the relationship is not in as much turmoil as it was during those periods when they did recall their envoy.

Flags of Israel and Egypt are flown at the Nitzana Border Crossing in southern Israel, February 18, 2024

Israel Foreign Ministry: 'Recognizing a Palestinian state means rewarding Hamas for murder'

This video was published amid calls from leaders across Western countries for a two state solution, meaning recognizing a Palestinian state. 

 PALESTINIANS WAVE Hamas flags in the West Bank in solidarity with Gaza. Calls to restore the PA as the governing entity in Gaza are no less naïve than calls for a ‘two-state solution,’ argues the writer.

Iran’s foreign minister meets Egyptian counterpart

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in The Gambia and also included meetings with Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, Iranian media said.

 Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian speaks during a press conference at the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Beirut, Lebanon February 10, 2024.

'An affinity for Israel': The ongoing story of Serbo-Israeli relations

Since the modern inception of the idea of Jewish statehood and the birth of Zionism, the Serbs have always proposed the notion that the Jewish people should be their own masters with their own land.

 HONORARY CONSUL of Serbia Aleksandar Nikolic has helped develop blossoming diplomatic and trade ties between Israel and Serbia.

Netanyahu’s office exposed Gantz to possible prosecution and arrest in Britain – report

The murky relationship between Netanyahu and Gantz takes another turn: because of the strained relationship, Netanyahu’s office was ready to expose Gantz to criminal charges and even arrest warrants.

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Cabinet minister Benny Gantz during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023.

Ukraine and the Middle East shakes up China's role in global affairs - opinion

China appears in no hurry to rise to the top of the global system, knowing that most of the ongoing international changes are in its favor.

 CHINA’S PREMIER Li Qiang speaks during the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January.