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


Europe has 'high hopes' for President Herzog, EU official says

Israel's president met with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in a closed meeting on Wednesday.

 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomes Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Brussels, Belgium January 25, 2023.

ELNET brings historic delegation of Polish MPs to Israel

Israel had not hosted a Polish delegation in four years before this week's visit.

 Polish MP delegation meets with Knesset on January 17, 2023

ELNET brings delegation of new French MPs to Israel

The MPs met with Israeli officials and made visits to some of Israel’s top startups and the Iron Dome

 French MP delegation visits an Iron Dome battery on their early January Israel visit led by ELNET.

EU-Israel agreements face challenges with new government

European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights expected to vote on Wednesday on resolution on prospects for two-state solution.

 Defense Minister Benny Gantz addresses EU member-state Ambassadors in Israel, October 19, 2022

EU slams Israel on settlements, Temple Mount after council meeting

The EU-Israel Association Council had met annually since its inception in 2000, but meetings were suspended after 2012 amid Netanyahu's leadership.

 View of the desert near Ma'ale Adumim, in the West Bank, January 26, 2021.

Israel Elections: Will meeting with the EU help or harm Lapid? - analysis

If the meeting goes well, the timing for Lapid – just a month before the election – could prove very fortuitous. In making high-profile trips abroad just before an election, Lapid is taking a page ou

EUROPEAN COMMISSION President Ursula von der Leyen meets with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, before he became prime minister, in the Knesset last month.

ELNET - The European Leadership Network, brings the European angle to the Jerusalem Post Conference

ELENT is a non profit organization that brings together key leaders who believe in the importance of close relations between Europe and Israel, based on shared democratic values and common interests

 David Siegel – President, FELNET

Attacks on Jews, as Jews, are always antisemitic

Antisemitism has a long and sordid history of incitement to hatred and dehumanization of Jews. There is no excuse for it, regardless of what is happening elsewhere in the world.

Demonstrator holds up sign reading "Solidarity with British Jews" at "Together Against Antisemitism" rally in London

New antisemitism in Europe connected to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Israeli flags were burned outside 2 German synagogues, and ‘Free Palestine’ was painted on another in Spain.

Demonstrators take part in a pro-Palestine march in Berlin January 10, 2009. More that 6000 people shouted anti-Israel slogans to protest against the air strikes and the military action in the Gaza Strip, police said on Saturday

Germany detains suspects for stoning synagogue, burning Israeli flags

Police said three men in their early 20s were detained on Tuesday night and released after admitting to throwing stones at the window of a synagogue in the city of Bonn and burning an Israeli flag.

Burning Israeli flag 370