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'Israel is a peace-seeking country,' the 2023 representative said, adding that she was disappointed by the five countries that withdrew from Eurovision 2026 over Israel's participation. Kirel says that boycotting the contest 'isn't just an insult to us, it's an insult to everything Eurovision represents'

The South American nation restored ties after a new center-right government replaced socialist and Israel critic Evo Morales. Netanyahu invited right-wing President Rodrigo Paz to visit Israel, with an Israeli diplomat noting, '2026 will likely be a year of opportunity for Israel' in the region

Taiwan has few official diplomatic ties worldwide due to pressure from China. Sources told Reuters that this month's visit to Israel by the senior deputy foreign minister occurred, with both countries declining to comment

There is no country in the world without online influence campaigns, and Israel is not doing enough to address domestic influence actors. With the government going full steam ahead with the judicial coup, there is little chance any 2026 electoral result will go uncontested

Businessman Ihor Kolomoisky has claimed that an attempted assassination of Tymur Mindich, a suspect in a National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) case, was carried out in Israel but failed.

As a clinical psychologist who treats shell-shocked and an author whose novels have been translated into dozens of languages, Ayelet Gunder-Goshen clearly articulates the moral conflict of life in Israel

An estimated 1,000 pastors and Christian influencers spent a week in Israel on an all-expenses-paid trip financed by the Foreign Ministry. Their itinerary included a communal prayer with the Western Wall rabbi and a warning delivered to the U.S. administration to lay off the settlements

With Jewish safe spaces shrinking and synagogues politicized, Israel faces rising immigration but lacks a real plan. Ofer Petersburg urges action before the gates open.

With Jewish safe spaces shrinking and synagogues politicized, Israel faces rising immigration but lacks a real plan. Ofer Petersburg urges action before the gates open.

On Tuesday, Hapoel Jerusalem will face Hamburg, and on Thursday, Maccabi will meet French side Villeurbanne, much like before the war. Next Tuesday, Hapoel Tel Aviv will take on Red Star Belgrade. European basketball is returning to Israel after its post-October 7 hiatus, but the revival remains fragile and could be upended by a single missile strike

Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for nearly half of all journalists killed this year worldwide, with 29 Palestinian reporters slain by its forces in Gaza. In its annual report, the Paris-based media freedom group said the total number of journalists killed reached 67 globally this year, slightly up from the 66 killed in 2024. Israeli forces accounted for 43 per cent of the total, making them “the worst enemy of journalists”, RSF said in its report, which documented deaths over 12 months from December 2024. The most deadly single attack was a so-called “double-tap” strike on a hospital in south Gaza on August 25, which killed five journalists, including two contributors to international news agencies Reuters and the Associated Press. In total, since the start of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza in October 2023, nearly 220 journalists have died, making Israel the biggest killer of journalists worldwide for three years running, RSF data shows. Foreign reporters are still un...

Israel and Costa Rica signed a Free Trade Area agreement on Monday, marking a significant milestone in economic cooperation between the two countries.

As Israel attempts to maintain the status quo of its support in Washington, Qatar is making its play to become America's most strategic ally in the Middle East

Speaking to Irish radio, singer Johnny Logan said Israel should have been removed just as Russia was, warning that allowing Israel to participate tells viewers to 'turn a blind eye' and 'forget everything'

After drenching Greece and Cyprus with record downpours, the same system is set to hit Israel as authorities deploy rescue fleets and issue drainage alerts. The approaching storm lands amid a sharp rise in rare, high-intensity rain events tied to a warming Mediterranean

Back from a weeklong Israeli tour, King Dalindyebo blasted the ANC for condemning Israel without seeing it firsthand, calling Hamas 'a club of criminals' and praising Israel's restraint in Gaza– a stark counterpoint to South Africa's recent accusations of genocide and diplomatic tensions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the second phase of a US plan to end Tel Aviv’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza was close, but cautioned several key issues still needed to be resolved, including whether a multinational security force would be deployed. Netanyahu, speaking to reporters alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Jerusalem, said that he would hold important discussions with US President Donald Trump at the end of the month on how to ensure the plan’s second phase was achieved. The prime minister’s office in November said that Trump had invited Netanyahu to the White House “in the near future”, although a date for the visit has not yet been made public. Netanyahu said that he would discuss with Trump how to bring an end to Hamas rule in Gaza. Israel and Hamas entered a ceasefire two months ago, but Israel has continued its bombardment of Gaza, killing Palestinians, as the death toll in the besieged enclave reached over 72,300 as of November 19, 2o25. Gaza’s ...

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Israel may send an act to the song contest, but its diplomatic standing and cultural credibility are at a low point. It is an empty win that isolates the country and leaves Eurovision itself shaken

In an interview with Politico, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said, 'The emotional weight that I carry on my shoulders is huge, but I'm very proud of it that God gave me this role at this moment, to be there for Israel in its most difficult hour'; Netanyahu formally asked Herzog to end his corruption trial earlier this week