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Screenshot from video of diplomats attacked by settler extremists in the Taybeh area of the West Bank, October 17, 2026. (Amit Orfali via X/@AmitOrfali)
October 17, 2026, 6:12 pm
European diplomats attacked amid settler raids on West Bank olive harvest
Images show diplomat on the ground, damage to vehicle; IDF condemns ‘severe’ attack, says diplomatic delegation didn’t coordinate Taybeh visit as police launch probe; settlers said to kill around 20 sheep in Palestinian village
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, and French President Emmanuel Macron walk together as they arrive for the EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
March 20, 2026, 4:58 am
European leaders call to cease all strikes on energy, water facilities in Middle East
EU foreign policy chief says ‘no appetite’ to get involved in the war, as countries suggest they’ll only intervene in Strait of Hormuz after fighting ceases
By Sam McNeil and LORNE COOK
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters outside of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC on March 20, 2025. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
March 20, 2025, 11:44 pm
White House says Trump ‘fully supports’ Israeli actions in Gaza
Press secretary says ‘Hamas chose to play games in the media with lives,’ US fully behind IDF; EU leaders say they ‘deplore’ truce’s collapse, Hamas’s ‘refusal to release hostages’
By Jacob Magid and Reuters
Illustrative image of innovation, AI, machine learning and robots. (ipopba; iStock by Getty Images)
September 5, 2024, 8:07 pm
Israel signs global treaty to address risks of artificial intelligence
The treaty, spearheaded by the Council of Europe and signed by 57 states, including the US, is a legal framework to tackle harmful and discriminatory outcomes of AI systems
By Sharon Wrobel
File: Israel's flag on the Berlaymont, the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, a day after the Palestinian terror group Hamas launched its devastating onslaught on Israel, October 8, 2023. (JOHANNA GERON/AFP)
October 17, 2023, 11:31 am
Unhappy with unequivocal support for Israel, EU heads to seek consensus on Gaza war
Members of 27-nation bloc look to align messaging after rebuking commission chief for backing Israel’s right to self-defense without urging adherence to international law
By Agencies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen smile during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
September 15, 2022, 11:37 pm
Zelensky rails at Israel, other countries for failure to deliver defensive weapons
Ukrainian president says still waiting on promised systems from US, Germany; European Commission president says Ukraine, Moldova ‘on track’ to join EU
By ToI Staff
Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban attends a joint press conference with Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer at the Federal Chancellery during Orban's official visit to Austria in Vienna, Austria, July 28, 2022. (Alex Halada/AFP)
July 30, 2022, 8:17 pm
EU parliament leaders slam Hungary’s Orban for ‘openly racist’ remarks
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stresses union’s values are ‘non-negotiable’ after Hungarian PM speaks out against ‘race-mixing’
By AFP
A Ukrainian service member listens to artillery shots standing in a trench on a position at the line of separation between Ukraine-held territory and rebel-held territory near Zolote, Ukraine, Feb. 19, 2022. (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)
February 20, 2022, 2:02 pm
Intense shelling along Ukraine dividing line as Belarus says Russian forces to stay
France’s Macron phones Putin in last-ditch effort to stave off open conflict; European Council chief warns West can’t keep offering ‘olive branch’ to saber-rattling Moscow
By Agencies
People take photos as they enter the Sachsenhausen Nazi death camp through the gate with the phrase 'Arbeit macht frei' (work sets you free), in Oranienburg, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, January 25, 2022. (AP/Markus Schreiber)
January 26, 2022, 11:14 pm
European leaders pledge to target pandemic-fueled antisemitism
Head of European Council says lessons of Holocaust ‘more relevant than ever’ as EU officials hold virtual meeting on combatting Jew hatred ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day
By AP
Servicemen guard an entrance of the city hall building after clashes in the central square in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Jan. 10, 2022. (Vasily Krestyaninov/AP)
January 11, 2022, 7:52 am
After days of deadly violence, Kazakhstan president says ‘attempted coup’ defeated
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev blames ‘armed militants’ for using fuel hike protests as cover for takeover plot, insists Russian-led troops called in to help quell unrest will leave ‘soon’
By Christopher RICKLETON and Jonathan Brown
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Oct. 22, 2021 (Aris Oikonomou, Pool Photo via AP)
October 23, 2021, 8:59 am
‘You are a monument’: Merkel gets standing ovation at her final EU summit
Council chief: EU summit ‘without Angela is like Rome without Vatican, Paris without Eiffel tower’; Obama sends video tribute; German chancellor warns of bloc’s future challenges
By Alex Pigman
Travelers at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on April 18, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
May 6, 2021, 2:51 pm
European Union recommends reopening to Israeli tourists
European Council adds Jewish state to list of countries whose citizens should not face entry restrictions to the bloc’s 27 countries due to COVID
By ToI Staff and Agencies
The drilling vessel Fatih, which was deployed by Turkey to search for gas and oil in waters considered part of the Cyprus's exclusive economic zone, seen on June 24, 2019. (AFP)
July 10, 2019, 3:04 pm
Israel backs Cyprus as Turkey vows to continue drilling in its waters
Foreign ministry spokesman says Jerusalem gives its ‘full support and solidarity’ to Cypriot sovereign rights against Turkish operations in its exclusive economic zone
By AFP and ToI Staff
In this Monday, June 3, 2019 file photo, Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell attends a press conference in Rabat, Morocco. European Union leaders on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, after a lengthy session of talks, have nominated current Spanish foreign minister Josep Borrell for the post of EU foreign policy chief. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)
July 3, 2019, 11:16 pm
Tough on Israel, fond of Iran: Jerusalem wary of incoming EU foreign policy czar
Mogherini successor Josep Borrell last year denounced Netanyahu’s ‘warlike arrogance’ and advocated for unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative: Children look out from a doorway as armed soldiers patrol outside a school in the Jewish quarter of the Marais district in Paris, January 13, 2015. (Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images/via JTA)
December 11, 2018, 9:54 am
The latest poll on anti-Semitism in Europe looks bad. Trust me: It’s true
Jews in Europe unsurprised by results of grim survey that found some 90% of the local community sense increasing levels of hatred toward them
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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