Europe

Budapest uncovered: Castle caves and thermal spas

Budapest: from sprawling green parks filled with architectural wonders to underground caves that tell the story of centuries past

|ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Changing the guard at Budapest Castle
Scale models of the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS / SCAF), Europe's next-generation fighter jet, are seen in Paris, France, February 20, 2020

Germany and France drop joint fighter jet project

As well as disputes over control of the next phase of development and access to intellectual property, the two sides had widely differing requirements for the aircraft.

|ByREUTERS
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
Mississippi River steamboats at New Orleans, 1853.

'Returning': Exploring assimilation and the search for Jewish belonging - review

A multigenerational story of assimilation and the search for Jewish belonging.

|ByGLENN C. ALTSCHULER

Tehran’s terror campaign in the West makes regime change imperative - opinion

Iran’s expanding terror infrastructure now threatens Europe, Canada, and the United States directly.

MAY 23, 2026ByYOSSI MANSHAROF
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi pictured with Qasem Soleimani in a photo from Saadi’s social media.

Ukraine's Zelensky says proposal of associate EU membership 'unfair'

"We are defending Europe – fully, not partially, and not with half-measures," said Zelensky. "Ukraine deserves a fair approach and equal rights within Europe."

MAY 23, 2026ByREUTERS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives to attend an informal European leaders' summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus April 23, 2026.

Israel must fight back against antisemitic bullying disguised as journalism - opinion

Biased reporting on Israel is shaping a dangerous alternative reality with worldwide consequences for Jews.

MAY 22, 2026ByDAVID BEN-BASAT
Headquarters of the New York Times in Manhattan, which has thus far only been the site of anti-Israel demonstrations. Where is the New York Jewish community?

Rubio tells NATO ministers Trump 'very disappointed' over Iran war stance

US President Donald Trump has criticized NATO members for not doing more to help with the US-Israel war with Iran, even threatening to withdraw from the alliance.

MAY 22, 2026ByREUTERS
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before boarding his plane at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Thursday, May 21, 2026.

US will send additional 5,000 troops to Poland, says Trump

US President Donald Trump said his decision to send additional troops to Poland was due to Karol Nawrocki's recent election as president.

MAY 21, 2026ByREUTERS
US Army soldiers carry a simulated casualty into a MEDEVAC vehicle during NATO's Sword 26 exercise, which tests new battlefield evacuation methods using drones and AI-assisted medical technology in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, May 11, 2026.

Czech FM vows to block EU sanctions against Israel after meeting with FM Sa'ar

“The Czech Republic will stand by Israel from this moment on, we will not allow any more trade sanctions, even if we have to block it as a single country,” Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka stated.

MAY 20, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Czech Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Petr Macinka holding a joint press conference in Prague on May 20, 2026.

Europe, Israel should launch commission with Trump’s help - opinion

President Trump ended eight conflicts, and the EU should ask him to lead a Truth and Reconciliation Commission that would halt the over 2,000-year-old European-Israeli conflict.

MAY 20, 2026ByGOL KALEV
The Simon of Trent blood libel: Illustration in Hartmann Schedel’s Weltchronik, 1493

Europe’s applause for Abbas is failing Palestinian democracy - opinion

As Abbas tightens control, Western governments are applauding a Palestinian political system that has denied elections for 20 years.

MAY 19, 2026BySAMER SINIJLAWI
Yasser Abbas, member of the Fatah Central Committee, attends the announcement of results of the 8th General Conference of Fatah during a press conference in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 18, 2026.

At least two dead, four others injured in southern Spain shooting

The two people who had died were related to the man suspected of carrying out the shooting, a Civil Guard police spokesperson said, without going into further detail.

MAY 19, 2026ByREUTERS
(Illustrative) Tel Aviv City Hall displays the Spanish flag following a deadly terror attack in Barcelona, 17 August, 2017

‘Dog rape’ to ‘genocide’: How lies become weapons in mainstream reporting - interview

Olga Deutsch, incoming head of NGO Monitor, reveals how false allegations, media distortions, and politicized NGOs shape narratives against Israel and Jewish communities.

MAY 18, 2026ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.