Slovenia

Sa'ar confirms Israel will not expel Palestinians from Gaza Strip during visit to Slovenia

Sa’ar was present in Slovenia for the opening of the first Israeli embassy in the capital of Ljubljana and to meet with his Slovenian counterpart for the signing of a cooperation agreement.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks at a press conference during his visit, in Ljubljana, Slovenia September 9, 2026.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and his Slovenian counterpart open Israel's first embassy in Slovenia on September 9, 2026.

Israeli embassy in Slovenia opens as relations thaw between the countries

Protests were scheduled against the opening of the embassy on Wednesday evening by student movements, a left-wing political opposition party, and pro-Palestinian groups.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa'ar speaks at the Foreign Ministry's Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony, April 13, 2026.

Hind Rajab Foundation files criminal complaint against FM Sa'ar ahead of visit to Slovenia

At this stage, there is no indication that Slovenian authorities have opened proceedings in response to the complaint. The Foreign Ministry has not yet issued a response.

|ByYOAV ETIEL, TZVI JASPER
Here, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks alongside Colombia’s then-president, Juan Manuel Santos, in Bogotá, in 2017.

As foreign elections shape Israel’s alliances, Jerusalem seeks to control the diplomatic whiplash

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Latin America and Slovenia are examples of countries’ shifting ties with Israel that reflect how relations have become an ideological marker in domestic politics.

|ByHERB KEINON

Rivlin welcomes new ambassadors to Israel

In welcoming the new Lithuanian ambassador, Rivlin explained that his family roots were in Lithuania, which he had visited as Speaker of the Knesset.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Rivlin talks at influencer conference in Tel Aviv