Sri Lanka

India, Sri Lanka, and Israel’s overlooked Indian Ocean opportunity  - opinion

Sri Lanka may not top Israel’s Asia agenda but its location, its ties with India, and its emerging role in the Indian Ocean make it a strategic opportunity hiding in plain sight.

Sri Lanka air force IAI Kfir fighter jets fly past a national flag during the National Victory Ceremony in Colombo June 3, 2009.
A gathering of local Sri Lankans protesting a Chabad House in the town of Hiriketiya, on Friday, August 14, 2026

Buddhist monks, locals protest Chabad House in Sri Lanka amid threats, harassment

President Isaac Herzog is pictured with the Ambassador of Georgia to Israel, Beka Dvali on August 3, 2026.

Chile, Honduras return ambassadors to Israel for first time since October 7

Prisoners board a bus to be transferred to another prison following clashes between two groups of inmates at Negombo Prison in the coastal town of Negombo, Sri Lanka, July 6, 2026.

At least 25 dead, 100 injured in clashes between prisoner groups at Sri Lanka jail, sources say


Postscript: Time for Israel to join the world

This country has so much to be proud of it is almost a sin that it feels the need for a ministry of information, or public diplomacy, as it is politely called.

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Sri Lankan NGO head visits to study environment

‘Shared environmental challenges can be an entry point for coexistence,’ says Dr. Vinya Shanthidas Ariyaratne.

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Australia may investigate Sri Lanka envoy for war crimes

Ex-admiral Thisara Samarasinghe was Sri Lanka navy commander when ships allegedly fired on civilians as they fled conflict.

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Humanitarianism trumps diplomacy

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Games We Play: Cricket

Lions, Sri Lanka J’lem, Ra’anana tussle for T20 title; Beit Shemesh makes debut.

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Hearts Don’t Need Words

A Jewish organization partners with Sri Lanka’s largest grassroots empowerment NGO.

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An Israeli in Sri Lanka

Sarvodaya is the largest grassroots organization in the country – devoted to developing “the spiritual, moral, cultural, social, economic and political spheres of local life.”

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Hands-on skills

The Jerusalem Post

Games We Play: March 23

New cricket season set to begin; Israelis win two squash categories in Wales.

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Tips for making friends

Israel’s isolation is growing but it needn’t be. The country would do well to engage with like-minded countries in the East.

The Jerusalem Post