Foreign affairs

Israel not adequately prepared to protect Israeli sports fans abroad

The procedure for evacuating Israelis abroad since March 2024 sets out an inter-agency process for collaboration between various bodies to ensure that Israelis abroad can be returned to Israel.

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.
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

Foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar and Serbia's foreign minister Marko Đurić in a joint press conference in Jerusalem.

'Shoulder to shoulder': Israel and Serbia launch strategic dialogue, negotiate Free Trade Agreement


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.

Israel doesn't take foreign affairs seriously - opinion

The devaluation of the status and influence of the Foreign Affairs Ministry in decision-making has added to the continuously decreasing ministry’s budget in constraining creativity.

 ‘THE NUMBER One Diplomat of the State of Israel,’ Abba Eban, understood the potential weight of the office, says the writer.