Diplomacy

Alternative Civil Diplomacy: Why the Jewish people owe WIZO more than they know

At the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference, World WIZO President Anat Vidor traced 106 years of women’s diplomacy and its often overlooked contribution to the Jewish people.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH WIZO
Anat Vidor, President, World WIZO
Ayala Londner, Dir. of Business Development, The Jerusalem Development Authority; Yaakov Livne, Dep. Dir. Gen. for Public Diplomacy; Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador (Ret.) Ran Ichay, Head of Research at the Jerusalem Center for Applied Policy

“Let's tell the incredible story of this place”

Panel at Jpost Diplomatic Conference discusses the future of Jerusalem

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY
Mike Evans, Founder, Friends of Zion

FOZ’s Mike Evans calls for ‘moral clarity’ in Israel’s global media war at diplomatic conference

The Friends of Zion founder highlighted a 24-hour international broadcast reaching 176 countries, called on the Jerusalem Post to help counter what he described as misleading narratives about Israel.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
PARAGUAYAN VICE President Pedro Alliana visits Israel to mark the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre, proving his country’s steadfast friendship with the Jewish state.

Paraguay will not renounce friendship with Israel despite political costs, VP tells 'Post'

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: In an exclusive interview, Paraguay's vice president pledged to preserve his country's alliance with Israel, and expand cooperation against Iranian threats.

|ByALEX WINSTON

Open letter to the VP: Mr. Vance, you have options. What you don’t have is time - opinion

America has already demonstrated that it can strike Iran. That is no longer the question. The question now is whether America has the resolve to protect the gains it has already won.

JULY 7, 2026ByDUVI HONIG
Republican US Senate candidate J.D. Vance arrives to speak to supporters at an election party after winning the primary in Cincinnati, Ohio, US May 3, 2022.

French President Emmanuel Macron lands in Syria in first visit to post-Assad Damascus by EU head

The visit underlines Syria's geopolitical transformation under Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda commander who has established close ties with Western and Middle Eastern powers that shunned Assad.

JULY 6, 2026ByREUTERS
French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa after a joint press conference after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 7, 2025.

How the new Israel-Lebanon agreement changes the rules of the game - opinion

Behind the scenes, key players are pushing for answers as tensions escalate

JULY 5, 2026ByMAJ.-GEN. (RET.) AMOS YADLIN
Representations of the Israeli and Lebanese flags at a memorial near the Israel-Lebanon border, outside Metula, Israel, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following US-mediated talks, June 27, 2026.

Iran has zero chance of honoring the MOU - opinion

Iran's leadership has never abandoned its commitment to destroy Israel or drive American influence from the region.

JULY 2, 2026ByMIKE EVANS
A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2026.

Noam Shapira appointed first Director of National Public Diplomacy Staff since before October 7

The government exempted the role from the usual tender process, with other candidates reportedly claiming that the process was predetermined.

JULY 1, 2026ByYOSSI HURST
An Israeli flag [Ilustrative]

Israel dispatches humanitarian mission to Venezuela despite frozen relations

“It must be understood that security coordination with a country with which we have no ties, where we have no embassy and no logistical or diplomatic rear base, is far more difficult," Magen said.

JUNE 30, 2026ByANNA BARSKY
Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building following earthquakes that hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 26, 2026.

Defense attaché in Canada to return to Israel, will not be replaced, Defense Ministry tells 'Post'

The Defense Ministry said Ilan Or's withdrawal from the Ottawa Embassy is part of a global realignment of Israel's Defense Attaché network.

JUNE 29, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Israeli and Canadian flag graphic

US-brokered deal with Israel 'won't be implemented,' senior Lebanese official insists

Hezbollah, which has demanded Beirut quit its face-to-face talks with the Israeli government, has rejected the deal as a surrender to Israel.

JUNE 29, 2026ByREUTERS
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) shakes hands United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (L) ahead of their meeting in Beirut, on March 13, 2026.

Israel praises Slovenia for moving embassy to Jerusalem, revoking Palestinian State recognition

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa has visited Israel on numerous occasions, including in the immediate aftermath of the October 7 massacre.

JUNE 28, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Slovenia's Prime Minister Janez Jansa arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 18, 2026.

The strategic significance of the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement - opinion

If successfully implemented, the agreement could have implications beyond Lebanon and potentially inform future disarmament efforts in Gaza.

JUNE 28, 2026ByJASON SILVERMAN
Representations of the Israeli and Lebanese flags at a memorial near the Israel-Lebanon border, outside Metula, Israel, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following US-mediated talks, June 27, 2026.