Europe and israel

Israelis are angry at Europe, yet still drawn to it - opinion

Since the Hamas-led terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, relations between Israel and several European Union member states have entered one of their most difficult periods in recent memory. 

 Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa is welcomed by European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium May 26, 2024.
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt sign a cybersecurity agreement between Israel and Germany.

Germany opposes EU trade embargo on West Bank settlements, freezes latest attack against Israel

An illustrative image of Israeli and the European Union flags with a division between them.

A hotter Europe needs Israeli science - opinion

Containers carrying goods from the United Arab Emirates, which entered Israel on an MSC cargo ship, are unloaded with a cargo crane bearing Israeli and Emirati flags at Haifa's port, northern Israel October 12, 2020

'Israel must not lose this opportunity': Former Biden official warns about Israel's role in IMEC


NGO to press PA to release U.S. citizen arrested for land sale to Jews

"Due to the heavy concern of human rights violations being perpetuated against the captive by the PA, we ask for his immediate release."

Palestinians walk near an opening in Israel's barrier in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of A-tur January 3, 2014.

Convulsions over Brexit and the struggle for the Western nation

Theresa May’s Conservative government is at odds with Parliament. The majority of MPs want Britain to remain in the European Union and so are at odds with their Brexit-majority voters.

A European Union (EU) flag is pictured during a ceremony in Lausanne.

Israel, UK in talks to ensure continuity of trade after Brexit

According to Central Bureau of Statistics figures, Israel and the UK did some $9.5b worth of trade in 2017, with Israel enjoying a trade surplus of some $800m.

UK Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox MP (right) and British Ambassador to Israel David Quarrey at Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation, November 27, 2018

The peace activists who fuel the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

I don’t see any such activists talking about the 300 rockets being launched at Israelis during the course of 24 hours.

Palestinian flags waving in West Bank 370

Europe's rule of law and the Jews

Jewish Community protesting antisemitism in Manchester demonstration

Netanayhu first foreign leader to participate in Balkan Craiova summit

Netanyahu met with the four country leaders before the summit to promote cooperation and deepen Israel's friendship with the Balkan states.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă in Varna, Bulgaria on Friday, November 2, 2018.

Netanyahu flies to Bulgaria to chip away at EU ‘hostility’

Netanyahu was originally scheduled to fly Thursday to Albania and take part in a meeting of several eastern European leaders, but postponed that trip.

Israeli Prime Minister meets with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov

Rivlin and Danish PM profess strength of nations' friendship

President Reuven Rivlin and Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen met for a working lunch and addressed topics including Gaza, ISIS and anti-Semitism

President Rivlin and Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen met on October 11

The contrasts between Merkel’s first and current visit to Israel

Merkel came to Israel for the first time in January 2006 when she was the head of a new coalition government.

Angela Merkel gestures during a cabinet meeting in Berlin

Supporting Israeli and Palestinian civil society

Peace is both top-down, but also bottom-up.

Demonstrators including Israeli and Palestinian activists take part in a demonstration in support of peace near Jericho last year