Europe and israel

Europe should be begging for Israeli defense tech, not boycotting it- opinion

The continent that cannot produce a credible domestic alternative, has not fought a peer war in half a century, and is now locking out the only people qualified to equip it

|ByDAVID YAHID
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems at the 2024 Singapore Airshow
A VIEW from a drone shows the European Union flags outside the European Commission headquarters, known as the Berlaymont building in Brussels, in 2026.

Testing EU-Israel relations - opinion

The political mood across much of Europe is too far gone for the EU’s strong criticism of Israel.

|ByNEVILLE TELLER
European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

The boycott of Israeli academia - opinion

The Hamas massacre shattered Israeli society in ways that many outsiders struggle to grasp. Since then, another reality has taken shape: the quiet academic boycott of Israelis.

|BySHARON PARDO
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth poses with US Army National Guard soldiers at a swearing-in ceremony at the Washington Monument, Washington, February 6, 2026; illustrative.

Trump’s Europe pullback could open new doors for Israel - opinion

The American move is based on a broad strategic assessment of the challenges and risks facing the United States in the near future

|ByZAKI SHALOM

European officials off-the-record - opinion

Foreign Ministry officials from 12 countries discussed Israel, Hamas, and what comes next.

JULY 31, 2025ByDAVID JABLINOWITZ
EU HIGH Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas arrives for a meeting in Brussels, earlier this month. According to an official in Europe: ‘Israelis should take heart… we have a new foreign policy head.’

How European media fixates on Israel while ignoring global conflicts - opinion

The obsessive coverage against Israel in the Western media is the story of a world struggling to digest how a separatist people are establishing a powerful state that everyone has their eyes on.

JULY 20, 2025ByMICHAEL KLEINER
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn takes part in a 'National March for Palestine' protest in London, Britain July 19, 2025.

Europe veers Right to a growing acceptance, appreciation of Israel and Trump - opinion

There is a growing appreciation in Europe of Israeli resolve to resist radical Islamist threats.

JULY 16, 2025ByMARTIN SHERMAN
FORMER AUSTRIAN vice chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache: At a recent conference held in Vienna under his auspices, several speakers expressed alarm that the European social order was transforming into ‘Islamist authoritarianism.’

Will EBU kick Israel out of Eurovision?

Calls to ban Israel came recently from Eurovision contestants from this year and previous years.

JULY 1, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
A person holds a flag during the Grand Final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo, Sweden, May 12, 2024.

Europe slams Israel, then buys its weapons - opinion

Governments are navigating a fine line, condemning Israel in public while embracing its capabilities in private.

JULY 1, 2025ByILAN MOR
A PRO-PALESTINIAN protest against the war in Gaza takes place on the sidelines of a NATO summit, in The Hague, last week. The war has inflamed European public opinion, but defense cooperation with Israel continues, says the writer.

Israel's war in Gaza leaves the Jewish State stuck in a Catch-22 - opinion

The ripple effect of the IDF’s operation in Gaza is felt around the world. Jew haters are using Israel’s response to Hamas’s massacre as an excuse to spew their evil vitriol. Jews suffer.

JUNE 4, 2025ByMICAH HALPERN
Israeli soldiers fire a mortar towards Gaza from their position near the border, as seen from Israel, June 2, 2025

Sweden's police investigate shooting near Israeli target in Gothenburg, no injuries reported

The shooting took place near a Swedish unit of Elbit Systems, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported, citing police.

OCTOBER 10, 2024ByREUTERS
People demonstrate outside the Stockholm District Court as they wait for the verdict in the case of Hamid Noury, a former Iranian prosecution official accused of crimes against international law and murder in Iran in 1988, in Stockholm, Sweden

Recognition of Palestine is ‘whitewashing Europe’s crimes,’ local pro-Palestine groups say

For anti-Israel organizations in Spain, Norway and Ireland, recognizing a Palestinian state is ‘hardly enough.’

MAY 22, 2024ByOHAD MERLIN
Flags of Palestine and Ireland flutter next to each other over the International Wall in support of Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 29, 2024

Performers refuse to boycott Eurovision simply because Israel is involved

Nine participants of the upcoming Eurovision contest will not boycott the annual competition, simply because of Israel's involvement.

MARCH 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Noa Kirel from Israel performs during the grand final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, Britain, May 13, 2023.

Most EU countries call for 'immediate humanitarian pause' in Gaza, says EU top diplomat Borrell

Many countries call on Israel to respect humanitarian law, while simultaneously calling for the end of

FEBRUARY 19, 2024ByREUTERS
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 9, 2024.