Moldova

Nine Israeli tourists detained by Ukrainian authorities over bag of salt found in vehicle

The group was detained while crossing the border from Ukraine to Moldova after authorities misidentified a bag of salt found in their vehicle as a suspected illicit substance, according to N12 News.

A Belarusian border guard with a service dog keeps watch at Novaya Guta crossing point on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border in the Gomel region on January 28, 2025.
 ISRAEL FORWARD Dor Turgeman celebrates after scoring the first goal in the 4-1 victory over Moldova to close out the World Cup qualifying campaign.

Blue-and-white closes campaign in style: Israel impresses in 4-1 victory in Moldova

‘YOU DON'T choose when to take things seriously,’ said Israel coach Ran Ben Shimon this week before the national team’s final qualifier in Moldova.

Israel national soccer team aims to finish 2026 World Cup qualifiers on a strong note

A woman votes as members of a local electoral commission visit her home during Moldova's parliamentary elections in the town of Durlesti, Moldova September 28, 2025.

Moldovans vote in high-stakes parliamentary election, authorities warn of Russian interference


Dozens of Jewish refugees arrive in Moldova, Chabad emissaries assist

Chabad emissaries in Moldova, Rabbi Mendy Gotzel and Rabbi Shmuel Zalmanov, assist in the preparations for the absorption of refugees.

 Dozens of Jewish refugees arrived in Moldova; Chabad emissaries assist.

Ukraine crisis: Lapid seeks help from Moldova to evacuate Jews, Israelis

"Every effort must be made for Israelis to understand that late rescue can be complicated and dangerous," Lapid tweeted.

 Israeli Foreign Minister and Head of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on February 14, 2022.

Ukraine crisis: Moldovan plane writes 'relax' in the sky near Ukraine's border

Unfortunately for those rooting for airplane flight pattern writing diplomacy to save the day and avert World War III, the surprising truth behind the incident was unrelated to Ukraine.

 Ukraine's biggest national flag on the country's highest flagpole and the giant 'Motherland' monument

Israel retains slim hope in World Cup qualifying

Narrow home victory over Moldova keeps Israel's dreams of advancing to playoffs for Qatar 2022 mathematically alive.

 ISRAEL EARNED a 2-1 victory over Moldova in World Cup qualifying late Tuesday night in what was likely a case of too little, too late.

Israeli national football team defeats Moldova 4:1

The first half was embarrassing for the Israeli team, it cannot be defined otherwise.

 Israel's Eran Zahavi celebrates scoring their first goal against Moldova, March 31, 2021

Rabbi in Moldova helps save a life and scores matzah for his community

Axelrod, a Chabad rabbi, had to drop everything to save the life of an Israeli tourist, a man in his 40s who was teetering on the brink of death from a severe case of COVID-19

A view of the Chabad synagogue in Chisinau, the Moldavian capital.

MK to Arye Deri: Extend permits for foreign workers in construction

MK Amit Halevi appealed to Interior Minister Arye Deri to extend the residence permits of 1,200 foreign workers from China and about 800 foreign workers from Moldova

People work at a construction site in the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah in the West Bank July 1, 2020.

Headstones smashed at Jewish cemeteries in Moldova and Hungary

The same cemetery has been targeted for vandalism for three years straight, the statement said.

SWASTIKAS ON a graveyard in France.

Coronavirus: Israel to send El Al plane to return Israelis from Peru

Foreign Ministry to bring home 380 Israelis stranded in Moldova

A woman wears a protective face masks after a case of coronavirus was confirmed in the country, at Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Peru March 6, 2020.

Moldova’s Jews feel antisemitism after corrupt Jewish politician flees

Ilan Shor is a Jewish businessman-turned-lawmaker who is believed to have fled to Israel to escape corruption charges.

Moldova's national flag is seen in central Chisinau, Moldova