Moldova

Israel’s most overlooked online ambassadors are already here - opinion

From bomb shelters to farms, foreign workers are sharing a human side of Israel that the world rarely sees.

|ByROBERT SINGER
Foreign workers in the construction industry with Eldad Nitzan, chairman of the foreign manpower corporations.
Moldovan singer Vlad Sabajuc, aka Satoshi and representing Moldova with the song 'Viva, Moldova!', performs during the dress rehearsal for the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (ESC) at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria on May 16, 2026.

Moldova broadcaster chief resigns after Eurovision jury vote sparks public backlash

Many hundreds of fans took to social media to denounce the voting of Moldova's jury in Saturday's contest, which gave only three votes to neighboring Romania.

|ByREUTERS
THE NEW ‘ohel’ built over the grave of the Baal Shem Tov.

Inside the sacred resting place of the Baal Shem Tov in Medzhybizh

You come to Medzhybizh seeking the grave of a tzadik (righteous person) and find yourself facing a quieter question: What does it mean to serve God with a full heart?

|ByJACOB MAOR
Photographs Maniac Murder Cult members shared on their Telegram channel from the criminal complaint, November 17, 2025.

White supremacist leader sentenced to 15 years in prison for plot to poison NYC Jewish kids

National Security Assistant Attorney General John Eisenberg said in a Wednesday statement that the sentencing of Chkhikvishvili had taken "a monster off our streets."

|ByMICHAEL STARR

Ukraine behind assassination attempt on president, Russian-backed Transnistria claims

According to Russian state media, A vehicle that tailed the Transistrian president's vehicle was found to be filled with RDX explosives.

MARCH 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ukrainian border guards stand at a checkpoint at the border with Moldova breakaway Transnistria region, near Odessa March 13, 2014.

Ukraine, Moldova condemn Russian attempts to stoke border tensions

Russia is attempting to create diversions and stoke further tensions, Ukrainian and Moldovan officials claimed after Russian accusations.

MARCH 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ukrainian border guards stand at a checkpoint at the border with Moldova breakaway Transnistria region, near Odessa March 13, 2014.

Russian missiles pound Ukraine's energy system, force power outages

Russia fired 71 cruise missiles towards Ukraine, and Ukraine successful shot down 61 of them.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023ByREUTERS
Ukrainian servicemen fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system towards Russian positions on a frontline near the town of Marinka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 7, 2023.

Russia denounces Moldova's ban of TV channels as 'political censorship'

Shor, in exile in Israel, has backed protests in Chisinau demanding that Sandu's government resign.

DECEMBER 17, 2022ByREUTERS
Servicemen of pro-Russian militia hoist flags of Russia and the separatist self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) outside the Oschad bank branch in Stanytsia Luhanska in the Luhansk region, Ukraine February 27, 2022.

Israeli-tied Moldovan TV channels halt Russia-Ukraine war reporting

Many of these channels were tied to pro-Russian politician and businessman Ilan Shor.

DECEMBER 17, 2022ByREUTERS
Moldova's national flag is seen in central Chisinau, Moldova

Kyiv's electricity, water cut off by Russian airstrikes, Ukraine says

Russia's strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have also caused blackouts across half of neighboring Moldova.

NOVEMBER 23, 2022ByREUTERS
A communal worker restores electricity near a building destroyed in an air strike, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 29, 2022

Poland calls 'urgent' defense meeting after alleged Russian missiles kill 2

Initial reports indicated that Russian rockets had hit a Polish town near the Ukrainian border, killing two civilians.

NOVEMBER 15, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE, REUTERS
People wave Polish and Ukrainian flags during a demonstration in solidarity with Ukraine in Warsaw, Poland February 20, 2022.

Herzog receives credentials of six new ambassadors

Each had a separate meeting with him in which they discussed issues such as developments in their respective countries, taking relations with Israel to a higher level.

OCTOBER 31, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Isaac Herzog with the ambassador from New Zealand, Zoe Coulson-Sinclair.

Ukrainians serving as Israeli combat troops see family in Moldova

The IFCJ facilitates a meaningful reunion for Ukrainian IDF lone soldiers and their families in Moldova.

OCTOBER 30, 2022ByBRIAN SCHRAUGER
IDF lone soldiers arrive in Chisanau Airport.

US Treasury sanctions Israeli for helping Russia subvert Moldovan democracy

Ilan Shor was sanctioned for attempting to bring Moldova back to Russia's sphere of influence.

OCTOBER 26, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Moldova's national flag is seen in central Chisinau, Moldova