Romania

Israeli deputy PM calls on Romania to move embassy to Jerusalem

Levin thanked Romania's parliament for condemning Hamas after October 7 and said Israel is fighting to defend democratic values, women's rights, and freedom.

ISRAEL'S JUSTICE Minister Yariv Levin addresses a joint session of Romania's Chamber of Deputies and Senate in Bucharest on May 13, 2026.
Autonomous Guard's Skylock counter-drone solution

Israeli counter-drone tech used in NATO drill close to Ukrainian border

Tomb stones of Jewish soldiers fallen during the WWI on the side of the Romanian Army, witness the once large Jewish comunity of Iasi, on February 2, 2024 at the Jewish Cemetary in Iasi, eastern Romania.

Gravestones toppled in Romanian Jewish cemetery where Gantz's family is buried

Elbit System's Watchkeeper X drones, April 6, 2026.

Elbit Systems set to start delivery of drones to Romania after delays, threats of cancellation


Israeli Opera revives Verdi's 'Otello'

If theater-goers are left to wonder whether Iago hates Otello because he is a racist or because he was skipped for promotion, opera patrons are rewarded with his aria.

 A REHEARSAL this week of Verdi’s Otello at the Israeli Opera.

Discharged IDF soldier killed in Thailand motorcycle accident

“This is a devastating tragedy for someone who endured the horrors of combat in Gaza, only to lose his life on a dream vacation,” said one family friend.

Rotem Yaish, a former IDF soldier from Modi'in.

Far-right politician Calin Georgescu advances to Romanian presidential runoff

Georgescu previously went viral with his praise for two fascists who led Romania in the 1930s and ’40s.

 Presidential candidate Calin Georgescu attends a televised debate in Bucharest, Romania, November 13, 2024.

Béla Károlyi, coach of Nadia Comăneci and Mary Lou Retton, dies at 82

His legacy was overshadowed by controversies related to extreme training methods and his connection to the larry nassar scandal.

 Béla Károlyi.

Akiva Tuttle: Raised in Alaska, revealed in Romania, residing in Israel

After a lifetime odyssey of traveling from Alaska to Romania, to Wisconsin to Israel, Akiva Tuttle's journey to Judaism and aliyah is one for the ages.

 Akiva Tuttle with wife, Bonnie, in Acre.

Israeli and ex-Romanian MP arrested in Greece, claims he worked in Mossad - report

Next week there will be a hearing on Meir's case in the Rhodes court.

A man waves a Romanian national flag during a march in downtown Bucharest, Romania, October 20, 2013.

Israeli mining magnate Steinmetz awaits Greek court ruling on arrest warrant

A European arrest warrant has been issued against him on behalf of Romania on accusations related to participation in a criminal organization, a police official said on condition of anonymity.

Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz leaves the courthouse after a verdict on corruption charges, in Geneva, Switzerland January 22, 2021.

'Voice for the Voiceless': State Comptroller Englman praises Israeli accountability reforms

Englman also tackled the use of auditing institutions to tackle fraudulent uses of artificial intelligence technology.

 Matanyahu Englman, State Comptroller of Israel and President of The European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions, giving a speech at the 160 year anniversary of the Romanian Court of Account, September 20, 2024.

Eligibility for Romanian citizenship: Are you eligible?

Check eligibility and understand how to obtain Romanian citizenship with Attorney Daniel Hershko, expert in Romanian citizenship expenses and European citizenship eligibility.

 How attractive it is so hard to obtain: Romanian citizenship - are you eligible

War beyond Ukraine? Romania, Latvia report Russian drones breach airspace

NATO member Romania shares a 650-km (400-mile) border with Ukraine and has had Russian drone fragments stray into its territory repeatedly over the past year.

 Latvian and Russian border signs are seen at the Latvia-Russia border near Lidumnieki, Latvia August 8, 2023.