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

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

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

The boycott of Israeli academia - opinion

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


German MP: Six million reasons for our unprecedented wartime support

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: “To be honest, Germany has six million reasons why we have to support a Jewish state. Full stop.”

 GERMAN CHANCELLOR Olaf Scholz cleans the 'stumbling blocks' for the couple Hans Goslar and Ruth Judith Goslar (née Klee) in Berlin in November.

The worldwide impact of the Gaza war - opinion

The absence from the coalition of most of the major European countries, including Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, is an important and frightening message from the world to Israel.

 A PROTESTER is removed during a US Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Biden's supplemental funding request for Israel and Ukraine, in October. The Gaza war has implications for inter-power relations in various contexts such as the war in Ukraine, the writer notes.

To maintain European support, Israel must recommit to the fight for democracy - opinion

Israel needs the United States to deter Iran and to refill its arsenals for a war that may take months. But Israel also needs the support of the free world – first and foremost of Europe. 

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a news conference in Tel Aviv, earlier this month.

Albania has long been a pro-Israel country. Will the Hamas war change that?

Albania is also known as the only European country that had more Jewish residents after World War II than before it.

 Pro-Palestinian activists protest Israel at a rally at Skanderbeg Square in downtown Tirana, Albania, Oct. 20.

Global Christian lawmakers unite in solidarity with Israel

The Christian leaders called upon the global community to demonstrate unwavering solidarity with Israel for as long as necessary.

 An Israeli soldier arranges his gun on a bench following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel, October 13, 2023.

The Vital Role of NGOs in Promoting Bipartisan Cooperation with Europe - Opinion

NGOs provide additional efforts to the official channels in a variety of fields, such as defense, national resilience, innovation and energy.

 OMRI ATTAR, ELNET COO

Israel, Europe need to proactively face similar strategic challenges- ELNET official

David Siegel is the president of Friends of ELNET, an NGO dedicated to strengthening relations between Israel and Europe based on shared democratic values and strategic interests.

David Siegel, president of Friends of ELNET, is seen speaking at at the Jerusalem Post 2023 Annual Conference in New York, June 5, 2023

EU promises funding won’t go to PA textbooks inciting against Israel

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi as his first stop in Brussels on Tuesday.

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, May 2, 2023.

What are Israeli-European relations like after 75 years? - opinion

Historically, Europe played a key role in Israel’s security and economic growth – from the supply of weapons by Czechoslovakia in 1948 to the reparations agreement with Germany in 1952.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, in January. The European Union is Israel’s first trade partner.

Lithuanian FM to ‘Post’: We want Israel to give Ukraine defensive weapons

Western allies, such as Lithuania, do not believe Israel can remain on the fence when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine war.

 Lithuanian foreign ministry Gabrielius Landsbergis