Ukraine Israel relations

Under Ukraine pressure, Israel blocks suspect Russian grain ship

"The Russian supplier of the cargo will have to find an alternative destination to unload it," read a statement issued by Israel’s Grain Importers Association.

View of the Haifa port in the Northern Israeli city of Haifa, November 17, 2024.
Then-deputy justice minister of Ukraine Iryna Mudra talks to the media in the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarters, February 4, 2025

Ukraine optimistic on Russia peace, but not at any price, Kyiv official Iryna Mudra tells 'Post'

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar met with Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka.

FM Sa'ar meets Ukrainian deputy PM, pushes for designation of Hamas, IRGC as terror orgs.

Oleksii Goncharenko with Amir Ohana in the Knesset on November 11, 2025

Bridging the Black Sea and the Middle East: Ukrainian MP urges stronger cooperation with Israel


Ukraine can't protect Rosh Hashanah Uman worshipers from Russia

The Ukrainian ambassador asked Israeli businesses to close operations in Russia “because they indirectly help Russia kill women and children.”

 Ukraine’s Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk

Israeli organization to operate day camp for traumatized Ukrainian children

The children will learn a variety of topics, some of them organized by the Israeli team that arrived in Lviv a few days ago, composed of professionals in martial arts and physical education.

The Israeli delegation in the central square in Lviv.

Israel sends more defensive aid to Ukraine

Jerusalem has hesitated to provide Ukraine with any military assistance, even that of a defensive nature, given that it has attempted to maintain ties with both Moscow and Kyiv.

 Israel prepares to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine, March 1, 2022

Israel must take a strong stance against Russia - opinion

None should ask whose baby is bouncing slowly down the Odessa Steps – for from Moscow to Minsk, from Beirut to Beijing, from Tehran to Tel Aviv, it is all ours.

 PROTESTORS HOLD signs at a demonstration supporting Ukraine, before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s video speech to the Knesset, in March.

As Israel faces elections, I think of Ukraine - opinion

Israelis of different persuasions and beliefs cannot let themselves be turned into enemies. Instead, we need to reclaim our 3,000-year-old heritage of brotherly love, of treating each other as family.

 A VOLUNTEER assists Ukrainian Jewish refugees at a Vaad Hatzalah-sponsored facility in Moldova.

Zelensky needs to lay off Israel - opinion

Zelensky said he expects Israel to join the sanctions against Russia. In his words: “Unfortunately, we haven’t seen Israel joining yet.” Ukraine is turning the proverbial screws on Israel.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint news conference with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi (not pictured), as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 26, 2022.

Israel sends Defense Min. official to US-led conference on Ukraine aid

Jerusalem's reticence to help Ukraine militarily while its closest partners have done otherwise stems from Russia's power in Syria.

 WORKERS LOAD packages of Israeli humanitarian aid destined for Ukraine, at Ben-Gurion Airport this week.

Ex-Mossad chief Pardo: Gov’t, opposition morally lost on Ukraine

According to the former Mossad chief, despite a heavy push and criticism from both the US and the entire West, "Israel almost didn't change its position at all” in being overly neutral toward Russia.

 Tamir Pardo

Ukraine wants Iron Dome sale from Israel, blasts anti-tank missile refusal

"I want the Israeli government to move away from its comfort zone and get back to reality," Ukraine's Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk said.

 Ukraine’s Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk.

Israeli bank provides aid for Ukrainians

With the funds, they were able to fly in medical equipment, professionals and consumer goods to Ukraine through aid and rescue organizations.

 Aid from Mercantile Bank.