Foreign affairs

Somaliland president makes historic first visit to Israel following country's recognition

The highlight of the visit is expected on Monday evening, with the official opening of Somaliland's embassy, marking the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the two countries.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, GREER FAY CASHMAN, AVI SOLOMON
Somaliland First Lady Fardowsa Mohamed Roble, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, President Isaac Herzog, and First Lady Michal Herzog in Jerusalem, June 14, 2026.
Slovenian flag; illustrative.

'Turning a new page': Israel to open first ever embassy in Slovenia

Sa’ar added that he has already instructed Foreign Ministry Director-General Eden Bar Tal to begin the process of establishing the new embassy and the selection process for an ambassador. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Forein Minister Gideon Sa'ar met with Fiji’s FM Sakiasi Ditoka and Minister Ioane Naivalurua, June 2, 2026.

'A historic step': Sa'ar attends opening of Fiji's new Israel embassy after 30 years

"Together with Minister Ioane Naivalurua, we signed agreements on national security cooperation and diplomatic training," Sa'ar wrote.

|BySHIR PERETS
Fleur Hassan Nahoum

Campus Israel launched as alternative for Jewish students facing antisemitism

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum says the new platform connects students abroad with English-language degree programs, application support, internships, and community life in Israel.

|ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE

Israel's Foreign Ministry launches digital 'avatar'

The avatar speaks eight languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Hindi, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen seen during an interview at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, June 12, 2023.

Netanyahu and the Israeli public at odds on foreign policy - opinion

A clear divide between the will of the Israeli people and the ambitions of Netanyahu's government is increasingly apparent.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023ByGIL MURCIANO
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attend a news conference.

A new Cold War could break out soon, China warns at South Asian summit

Neither US President Joe Biden nor his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, is attending the summit.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023ByREUTERS
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing last month.

Israel's foreign policy score plummets amid diplomatic blunders

"These findings make it possible to describe the 37th Knesset as a 'political minority government.'"

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (not pictured) speak to reporters as part of Israel's efforts "to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons" in Berlin, Germany, February 28, 2023.

Israel doesn't take foreign affairs seriously - opinion

The devaluation of the status and influence of the Foreign Affairs Ministry in decision-making has added to the continuously decreasing ministry’s budget in constraining creativity.

AUGUST 31, 2023ByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE
‘THE NUMBER One Diplomat of the State of Israel,’ Abba Eban, understood the potential weight of the office, says the writer.

Netanyahu seizes control of back-channel diplomacy after Libya fiasco

Following Foreign Minister Eli Cohen's diplomatic uproar, Netanyahu will need to approve all secret diplomatic meetings ahead of time.

AUGUST 29, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Foreign Minister Eli Cohen assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 13, 2023

Israeli minister builds economic bridges in Vietnam

Economy Minister Barkat's trip is an effort to strengthen trade ties with the Southeast Asian country.

AUGUST 14, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Economy Minister Nir Barkat speaks the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference. June 6, 2023

Rescue mission saves 13 Israelis from Ethiopia conflict

Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer said that Israel is closely following the state of emergency in Ethiopia due to conflicts in the Amhara region.

AUGUST 8, 2023ByYOAV ETIEL/WALLA!
A Tigrayan Militia member stands next to construction machinery destroyed during the fighting between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) allied with Amhara Special Forces and Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) on the outskirts of Samre, Ethiopia.

Israel's first ally: The forgotten Paris-Jerusalem alliance - opinion

If the UK, US, and USSR had no desire to become Israel’s military ally, it was not too long before Paris filled the vacuum.

JULY 13, 2023ByMARK REGEV
THEN-PRIME MINISTER David Ben-Gurion has his first meeting with France’s president Charles de Gaulle at the Palais de L’elysee in Paris, during his official visit to France in 1960.

Iran summons Russian ambassador over statement on Gulf islands

The islands, Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb, are claimed by the UAE and Tehran, but have been held by Iran since 1971

JULY 12, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin sits next to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (not pictured) in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022.