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EJA seeks protected minority status for Europe Jews to tackle antisemitism, protect Jewish practice

The status would mean that Jewish life and practice will no longer depend on the goodwill of whichever government is in power at any given time.

Rabbis from across Europe gather for a group photo at the Brandenburg Gate on March 10, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.
Newly arrived displaced people queue to receive meals at Thobo Camp, in Engpung County, Sudan, January 29, 2026.

The war the world overlooked: Sudan’s humanitarian catastrophe - opinion

ARCHBISHOP LUC Terlinden and Brussels Chief Rabbi Albert Guigui.

Brussels church apologizes for 1370 blood libel, removes antisemitic stained glass window

An illustrative image of a number of European Union member states' flags leading up to the EU flag at the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

European Union calls for moratorium on military strikes in Middle East on energy, water facilities


Armenia-Azerbaijan: Skirmishes reported on border

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are set to meet to continue peace talks on Sunday as tensions remain at a high between the two countries.

 An Azeri soldier and police officer talk as they stand guard at the Kalbajar district, Azerbaijan, December 21, 2020

Brussels-based imam who prayed for Allah to burn Zionists kicked out of Belgium

It was not immediately clear whether the expulsion was directly over his remarks about Zionists, which happened in 2009 and surfaced in 2019.

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

EU drafts plan to label gas and nuclear investments as green

The European Commission is expected to propose rules in January deciding whether gas and nuclear projects will be included in the EU "sustainable finance taxonomy".

 A general view of the nuclear power plant, whose last unit will be shut down at the turn of the year, in Gundremmingen, Germany, December 29, 2021.

Israeli, EU parliamentarians talk two-state solution in Brussels

Sharon Weinstein: “It is especially important to gather in Brussels together with Christian parliamentarians ... to encourage them to broadcast their voice in the international arena.”

 (L-R) KCAC Assistant Director Sharon Weinstein, Israel's Head of the Mission of Israel to the EU; NATO Ambassador Nato Haim Regev; Chairman of the EU Parliamentary Israel Allies Caucus MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen; and IAF European Representative Leo Van Doesburg

US-bound passengers stranded after flight makes emergency landing

Passengers praised the crew but said they had been put up in hotels in Dublin before being flown to Paris on Saturday.

A WestJet Boeing 737-800 airplane lands at Vancouver's international airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, February 5, 2019

Iran ready to hold direct talks with European parties to nuclear deal

In April, Iran and six world powers started negotiations to revive the agreement which former US President Donald Trump quit in 2018 and reimposed sanctions that have crippled Iran's economy.

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

Don’t base Israeli-German ties only on the Holocaust - opinion

Successive Israeli governments have been quite successful in winning some time over the Palestinian issue, while improving or preserving economic achievements and cooperation with the EU.

Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is seen speaking to European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium, on July 12, 2021.

For first time in over 12 years Israeli FM to address top EU body

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is set to address a European Union forum on Monday. The last Foreign Minister to do was was Tzipi Livni, over 12 years ago.

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid is seen in in the plenum during the inauguration of the 24th Knesset, on April 6, 2021.

Recalibrating the diplomacy of Middle East peace - opinion

At a time when policymakers are rushing back to the “two-state solution,” Hussein Agha and Ahmad Samih Khalidi move past the old formulas, out of recognition of how the Middle East region has changed

EGYPT’S FOREIGN MINISTER Sameh Shoukry attends a press conference in Paris on March 11.

Netanyahu sees Slovenia as a key to more pro-Israel EU

Netanyahu's remarks in his first-ever meeting with Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša fits with his longstanding strategy to foster relations with Central and Eastern European countries.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a meeting with Slovenia's Prime Minister Janez Janša in Jerusalem, December 8, 2020