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An Israeli soldier stands guard during the inauguration ceremony for the newly legalized Jewish settlement of Yatziv, near the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
May 22, 2026, 5:53 pm
European powers urge Israel to end W. Bank settlement expansion, tackle settler violence
Italy, France, Britain and Germany say Jerusalem is ‘undermining stability’ and harming prospects for a two-state solution
By Agencies and ToI Staff
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Luxembourg, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
April 21, 2026, 4:52 pm
Germany and Italy reject push by EU allies to end association deal with Israel
Spain, Slovenia and Ireland call for discussion on suspending trade agreement; Belgium says Israeli conduct ‘unacceptable,’ pushes for partial suspension; Berlin says move ‘inappropriate’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka in Jerusalem, April 14, 2026 (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)
April 15, 2026, 7:28 pm
After Hungary’s Orban loses, Czech FM says Prague will remain ‘advocate’ for Israel
Petr Macinka says he is reopening discussion of moving embassy to Jerusalem, no matter what EU thinks; says leftist anti-Israel feeling ‘almost a religion’ among many Europeans
By Lazar Berman
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni addresses the lower chamber of parliament in Rome, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
April 14, 2026, 5:03 pm
Italy halts defense agreement with Israel amid Mideast conflict, PM Meloni says
Jerusalem downplays Rome’s decision not to renew MOU, which expired Monday, insists it won’t impact security; petition to reassess EU ties with Israel gets over million signatures
By Lazar Berman, Sam Sokol, Agencies and ToI Staff
Heavy traffic on the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, January 23, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 26, 2025, 10:49 am
European traffic safety watchdog suspends Israel due to ‘recent government actions’
Unclear whether suspension brought about by Israel’s traffic policies or war in Gaza; 2025 has been the deadliest year on Israeli roads in two decades
By ToI Staff
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky speaks to The Times of Israel in Tel Aviv, October 30, 2025. (Nava Freiberg/The Times of Israel)
November 5, 2025, 2:16 pm
Czech foreign minister says sanctions threat off the table as EU mellows on Israel
Visiting Israel before leaving post, top diplomat bashes ‘activist’ stances of others in bloc, says Prague’s support for Israel will remain steady as it looks to assist Gaza plan
By Nava Freiberg
An Elbit Systems' staff member looks at his phone at the Eurosatory international land and airland defence and security trade fair, in Villepinte, a northern suburb of Paris, June 13, 2022. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)
October 5, 2025, 8:02 am
Spain keeps scrapping arms deals, but Israel’s defense trade with Europe may be salvageable
Madrid’s position is an outlier, likely a product of internal politics, experts say; rest of NATO unlikely to cut off a top weapons supplier just as it looks to rearm against Russia
By Stav Levaton
Pro-Palestinians protesters hold a giant Palestinian flag during a protest part of the nationwide strike organized by the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB Union) in Turin, northwestern Italy on September 22, 2025. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP)
October 1, 2025, 11:55 am
Israel’s long-standing ties with Europe crumble as outrage over Gaza war swells
European cities witness an average of 15 anti-Israel protests a day, as Jewish state faces cultural boycotts, sanctions and criticism from historically close allies
By AP and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (L) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on May 13, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
September 19, 2025, 4:02 pm
Japan’s FM pledged not to recognize Palestinian state at UN, Israel says
No immediate confirmation of decision from Tokyo, amid wave of Western countries vowing to recognize Palestinian sovereignty at UN summit set for next week
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk delivers his speech at the opening of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, on September 8, 2025. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
September 16, 2025, 4:46 pm
UN, EU decry ‘unacceptable’ new Gaza City offensive; UK calls it ‘appalling’
Diplomats fume after Israel launches controversial new effort to capture city in the north of the Strip that Jerusalem says is one of Hamas’s last strongholds
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Kaja Kallas, the European Union's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy and vice president of the European Commission talks to journalists before the EU-Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial Meeting in Brussels on July 14, 2025 (NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)
August 30, 2025, 5:08 pm
EU foreign policy chief ‘not optimistic’ bloc will agree on sanctioning Israel
Ministers split over ‘lenient’ move to curb Israeli access to EU program funding research; officials say step, which does not require unanimous support, could be initial signal to Israel
By Reuters
Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, December 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
August 28, 2025, 5:08 pm
Sweden and Netherlands call for EU sanctions on Israel, Hamas
Countries demand suspension of Israel free trade agreement on industry and agriculture, targeted sanctions against ‘extremist’ Israeli ministers and violent settlers
By AFP
Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro arrives to attend the European Council in Brussels on June 26, 2025. EU leaders meet from June 26 to 27 to discuss geoeconomic challenges and the ongoing developments in Ukraine and the Middle East. (NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)
July 31, 2025, 6:36 pm
Portugal says it will consider recognizing Palestinian state in September
Germany holds off on recognition but warns it will act against ‘unilateral steps’ by Israel; Sweden urges EU to freeze trade pact with Israel over ‘appalling’ Gaza conditions
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a pre-recorded message from his office in Jerusalem on July 29, 2025. (Screen capture/PMO)
July 29, 2025, 9:13 pm
PM says ‘obstinate’ Hamas blocking hostage deal, as he weighs annexing parts of Gaza
Defense official says talks ‘frozen,’ confirms Israel considering annexation as tool to pressure Hamas; alarmed by conditions in Strip, FMs from UK, France and Germany may visit Israel
By Lazar Berman, Stav Levaton and Nava Freiberg
The facade of the European Union Commission headquarters, seen in Brussels on February 18, 2025. (Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)
July 29, 2025, 12:23 am
EU proposes cutting Israeli access to research funds over Gaza humanitarian crisis
Israel says move is ‘regrettable, and unjustified,’ hopes EU member states will choose not to adopt proposal, which requires support from 15 out of 27 countries to pass
By Nava Freiberg, Lazar Berman and Reuters
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