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A member of Turkish security forces stands alert near the unstaffed Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on April 7, 2026, following a shootout between gunmen and police. (Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
May 20, 2026, 8:50 pm
Israel said weighing closure of Istanbul consulate, left empty for over 2 years
Source says Israel is spending a lot of money on premises that have been vacant since relations with Ankara soured again over outbreak of Gaza war
By AFP and ToI Staff
'Tomorrow is Yesterday,' by Hussein Agha, center (photo by Brett Walker), and Robert Malley (Kelley Norcia Photography)
December 31, 2025, 3:46 am
Two long-time negotiators dissect what’s at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
In new book ‘Tomorrow is Yesterday,’ Jewish US diplomat Robert Malley and veteran Palestinian negotiator Hussein Agha team up to look at the hard truths behind the stalled two-state solution
By Rich Tenorio
Energy Minister Eli Cohen attends the conference for Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 21, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 10, 2025, 3:02 pm
Ex-FM Eli Cohen grilled by cops over diplomatic passports for Likud mayors, PM’s son
Now-energy minister denies impropriety; watchdog says politician’s questioning shows investigation was well-founded, calls for the travel papers to be rescinded
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Irwin Cotler speaking at the Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights, in 2024. (Courtesy)
July 6, 2025, 4:53 pm
Irwin Cotler sounds alarm on erosion of Israel’s greatest protection – its democracy
The former Canadian justice minister, attorney general and human rights lawyer discusses attacks on Israel’s judiciary and his decades of shuttle diplomacy between Israel and its neighbors
By Ariela Karmel
Stuart Eizenstat poses for a photograph during an International Conference on Welfare for Holocaust Survivors in Prague, Czech Republic, May 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
April 5, 2025, 10:09 am
Jewish Camp David broker chronicles 50 years of world-changing negotiations
In ‘The Art of Diplomacy,’ longtime US negotiator Stuart Eizenstat draws on interviews with 130 global players to highlight the most important agreements of the last half-century
By Rich Tenorio
The United States Consulate in Jerusalem, March 4, 2019. (Ariel Schalit/AP)
October 29, 2024, 10:14 pm
Knesset passes law banning establishment of new foreign consulates in Jerusalem
Government to push for building embassies in capital, legislation won’t affect status of existing consulates in city; ‘Jerusalem is the core of our sovereignty,’ law’s sponsor says
By Sam Sokol
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega poses for a photo during the ALBA Summit at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba, December 14, 2021. (Adalberto Roque, Pool Photo via AP)
October 12, 2024, 6:45 pm
Nicaragua severs ties with Israel over Gaza war, calls it ‘enemy of humanity’
Managua says Israeli government is ‘fascist and genocidal,’ however move is essentially symbolic as diplomatic ties between the countries are virtually nonexistent
By AFP and ToI Staff
US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew participates in a joint press conference with the ambassadors of Germany and Great Britain at the Hostage Families’ Forum in Tel Aviv, August 14, 2024. (David Azagury/US Embassy Jerusalem)
August 14, 2024, 9:54 pm
US, UK and German envoys push for Gaza deal: ‘All remaining issues have solutions’
Netanyahu gives go-ahead for Israeli negotiators to attend Doha talks on Thursday, but Hamas still refusing to take part
By Sam Sokol and Tal Schneider
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at a conference hosted by the Makor Rishon newspaper, in Jerusalem, June 30, 2024. (Sindel/Flash90)
July 21, 2024, 6:22 pm
Smotrich slams report of possible US sanctions against himself, Ben Gvir
Finance minister says he’s ‘ready to pay any price’ to prevent Palestinian state, argues potential measure ‘constitutes a mortal blow to Israeli sovereignty and relations’
By Sam Sokol
Illustrative: A Kosovo government official takes a self-photo during a signing ceremony held digitally, in the capital Pristina, establishing diplomatic ties between Kosovo and Israel, February 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
June 18, 2024, 6:41 pm
Kosovo and Israel agree to implement visa-free travel from September
Kosovar foreign minister says move will further cooperation, economic development, and the implementation of joint initiatives
By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up a map of the Middle East and North Africa during a TV interview, May 30, 2024. (YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 31, 2024, 4:01 pm
Netanyahu’s office reiterates Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara after map snafu
PMO issues statement after Netanyahu presented map showing disputed region as separate from Morocco during interview with French channel
By AFP
Nisan Zeevi, far right, with other Lobby 1701 members at a ceremony to commemorate the battle of Tel Hai in 1920 on March 21, 2024. (Courtesy)
March 27, 2024, 5:30 pm
Civilians in Israel’s north lobby world leaders to make Hezbollah keep UN truce lines
Terror group refuses to withdraw forces as agreed in 2006’s UN Resolution 1701, making southern Lebanon a stronghold; Lobby 1701 works to prevent a repeat of the Oct. 7 massacre
By Diana Bletter
Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on January 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 13, 2024, 10:48 am
Likud minister Akunis tapped to fill New York consul general post
Position has been empty for nearly a year following former consul’s resignation in protest of judicial reform; nomination of May Golan was withdrawn over incendiary comments
By Luke Tress
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, right, shakes hands with the new United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Syria Hassan Ahmad al-Shihi and receives his credentials, in Damascus, Syria, January 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
February 5, 2024, 4:45 pm
Beyond Israel’s borders: Why did Abu Dhabi return its ambassador to Damascus now?
Even as Israel’s far-right celebrates at a conference on resettlement of Gush Katif, Arab countries work to restore ties with Syria and an economic crisis deepens in Egypt
By Ksenia Svetlova
Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R) meeting his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Abu Dhabi, March 19, 2023. (Rashed Al-Mansoori/UAE Presidential Court/AFP)
January 30, 2024, 6:20 pm
UAE sends first ambassador to Syria since civil war began
Saudi Arabia also opens door for diplomatic ties and may send an ambassador to Damascus soon
By Reuters
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