Europe and israel

Trump’s Europe pullback could open new doors for Israel - opinion

The American move is based on a broad strategic assessment of the challenges and risks facing the United States in the near future

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth poses with US Army National Guard soldiers at a swearing-in ceremony at the Washington Monument, Washington, February 6, 2026; illustrative.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Jerusalem, October 24, 2023; file photo.

France, Spain's anti-Israel bias push Israel-Europe relations to new heights

European Union, Israeli and German flags flutter near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 5, 2022

How Israel can improve communication with the West - opinion

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at a press conference on the day of an EU-Israel Association Council with European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2025.

Shifting EU politics, Israel's stance analyzed at Jerusalem conference - analysis


Israeli diplomats concerned about rising influence of ultra-Right European parties

In addition to having to cope with a resurgence of antisemitism and terrorist threats, the diplomats are also faced with additional difficulties on the home front.

The Jewish cemetery at Kosice in Slovakia, a country once home to a thriving Jewish community

EU-Israel ties in 2018 – managing expectations

A US that is looking inward is not good news for any peace-and freedom-seeking democracy in the world.

THE NEW normal. German soldiers stand guard next to Israeli, German and EU flags at the Chancellery in Berlin in 2012.

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Netanyahu in Brussels: Recognizing Jerusalem as capital can promote peace

“It doesn't obviate peace, it makes peace possible, because recognizing reality is the substance of peace, the foundation of peace.”

Netanyahu and EU foreign policy chief Mogherini brief the media in Brussels

European MPs: Jewish nation-state bill legalizes ‘systemic discrimination’

Members of European Parliament from across political spectrum come out against EU funding for BDS.

JOINT LIST members of Knesset stand in front of the European Council in Brussels last month.

Yair Lapid aims to persuade Europe against Hezbollah

“It is time for you to stop closing your eyes and blinding yourself to these facts. It is a joint war of all of us,” Lapid said.

Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid meets in Amsterdam Thusday with Dutch foreign minister Halbe Zijlstra.

Netanyahu to tell EU next month: Tell your people what Israel provides

According to a senior diplomatic official, Netanyahu is expected to tell the European leaders that their obsessive focus on the settlements is “ridiculous.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a special Knesset session marking 40 years since Anwar Sadat's address to Israeli parliament.

EU to Israel: Halt razing of Palestinian structures

The EU took particular issue with a new IDF tool to evacuate illegal Palestinian villages, which it adapted from a measure initiated to help destroy settler outposts.

An EU-funded structure in the West Bank

Netanyahu to bridge troubled EU waters with first visit in 22 years

No Israeli prime minister has ever addressed a formal European Union body.

Benjamin Netanyahu at the conference of Israel ambassadors and heads of missions in Europe in the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem

European countries want Israel to pay for razed Palestinian structures

It has also asked Israel to repay €31,252 for the lost equipment.

An EU-funded structure in the West Bank