Foreign affairs

Greek-Israeli relations are 'flourishing,' Israel's deputy foreign minister tells 'Post'

Deputy Minister Sharren Haskel served as a keynote speaker at the Maritime Med conference and the East Med Energy Transition Summit.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sharren Haskel on a three-day diplomatic and economic mission to Athens.
Police stand guard after the Israeli Premier League match between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv was canceled at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, on October 19, 2025.

Israel not adequately prepared to protect Israeli sports fans abroad

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (R) and his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar shake hands after a press conference at the Foreign Office in Berlin on May 5, 2026.

Israel to supply Germany with jet fuel amid shortages caused by Iran war

United States Capitol building in Washington, DC.

US organizations urge Congress to pass act targeting undisclosed foreign funding in universities


FM Katz to meet with EU foreign ministers to advocate pressure on Hamas, hostage release

Katz will also present his European counterparts with strategic plans and projects to promote the region, including the "Tracks for Regional Peace" initiative, connecting the Middle East and Europe.

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz

Russian missile attack kills 11 in Pokrovsk in Ukraine's east: Donetsk regional governor

The attack showed Russian forces were "trying to inflict as much grief as possible on our land".

Rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike in an area of the Pokrovsk town, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine January 6, 2024

Israel condemns Belize gov't decision to suspend diplomatic ties

The Latin American country suspended ties due to Israel's refusal to implement a ceasefire.

 A satellite image shows Al-Shifa hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza November 11, 2023.

Grapevine November 1, 2023: Power dressing

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu in his black attire with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

Bolivia cuts ties with Israel over Gaza War, three countries pull envoys

Bolivia in 2009 cut diplomatic ties with Israel in protest of its attacks on the Gaza Strip. In 2020, the government of President Jeanine Anez reestablished ties.

 Smoke rises over Gaza, as seen from Israel's border with Gaza, in southern Israel October 30, 2023

UK Foreign Office: ‘Proud to be seen as a friend of Israel’ - opinion

Israel rises in importance as the power of Arabists in the UK Foreign Office wanes.

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands, September, 2023.

Israel's Foreign Ministry launches digital 'avatar'

The avatar speaks eight languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Hindi, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese.

 Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen seen during an interview at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, June 12, 2023.

Netanyahu and the Israeli public at odds on foreign policy - opinion

A clear divide between the will of the Israeli people and the ambitions of Netanyahu's government is increasingly apparent.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attend a news conference.

A new Cold War could break out soon, China warns at South Asian summit

Neither US President Joe Biden nor his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, is attending the summit.

 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing last month.

Israel's foreign policy score plummets amid diplomatic blunders

"These findings make it possible to describe the 37th Knesset as a 'political minority government.'"

 Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (not pictured) speak to reporters as part of Israel's efforts "to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons" in Berlin, Germany, February 28, 2023.