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The United Nations Middle East special envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2020. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
January 9, 2026, 11:13 am
Nickolay Mladenov, US pick for Gaza board, has won Israelis’ and Palestinians’ trust
Bulgarian diplomat, tapped as secretary-general of Trump-chaired ‘Board of Peace,’ was received well by Jerusalem and Ramallah alike for 2015-2020 work as UN Mideast peace envoy
By Veselin Toshkov
The departure hall at the Ben Gurion International Airport, on August 16, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 16, 2020, 9:46 am
Skies open for Israelis to travel quarantine-free to and from some countries
Greece, Croatia and Bulgaria to allow Israelis in without compulsory isolation, but some restrictions; citizens allowed back in from 17 other countries without quarantine
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov at the Evksinograd Palace in Varna, Bulgaria, November 2, 2018. (Amos Ben Gersom, GPO)
November 2, 2018, 2:52 pm
Netanyahu: Khashoggi killing was ‘horrendous,’ but Saudi stability is paramount
In Bulgaria, PM says Riyadh’s role in countering Iran must be maintained; meeting with Balkan leaders, premier says Israel’s world status ‘rising’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov in Varna, Bulgaria, on November 1, 2018 (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
November 2, 2018, 8:18 am
PM: Iran ‘most potent force of militant Islam’; threatens Israel, Europe alike
In Bulgaria for international forum, Netanyahu says West must ‘stand together’ in countering threat to its civilization
By ToI Staff and AP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov at his office in Jerusalem on September 5, 2018. (Amit Shabi/Pool/Flash90)
November 1, 2018, 3:40 pm
Netanyahu urges EU to end its ‘hypocritical and hostile stance’ toward Israel
Leaving for Bulgaria summit where he’ll meet European leaders, premier vows to keep promoting his agenda to bloc; EU in response says it is ‘a strong political ally’ to Jerusalem
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 27, 2018. (AFP Photo/Pool/Menahem Kahana)
June 24, 2018, 1:45 pm
Netanyahu: Bulgaria to open honorary consulate in Jerusalem
PM says Bulgarian prime minister told him the office will serve Bulgarian interests across the country
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in Jerusalem, June 13, 2018. (Haim Zach/GPO)
June 13, 2018, 3:04 pm
Bulgaria sympathetic to Israel wanting Jerusalem recognition — to a point
On visit, PM Borisov insists he won’t relocate embassy, though he’s ‘not indifferent’ to a sovereign state wanting its choice for capital to be recognized by the world
By Raphael Ahren
Police cars parked outside the Palestinian Authority's embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, February 26, 2016. Bulgarian authorities are investigating the unexplained death of a Palestinian man wanted by Israel for a 1986 killing. (AP Photo)
March 21, 2016, 4:18 pm
Bulgaria: Palestinian terrorist found dead likely not murdered
Prosecutor doesn’t believe Omar Nayef, 51, wanted by Israel, was victim of foul play at Palestinian Embassy last month
By AFP
Police cars parked outside the Palestinian Authority's embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, February 26, 2016. Bulgarian authorities are investigating the unexplained death of a Palestinian man wanted by Israel for a 1986 killing. (AP Photo)
March 16, 2016, 10:26 pm
In Bulgaria, Palestinian terrorist’s widow says shunned by investigators
Omar Zayed had fled to PA embassy in Sofia to escape extradition for killing of Israeli student, died after apparent fall last month
By AFP and ToI Staff
Omar Zayed (Channel 2)
February 29, 2016, 12:24 am
Israel and PA to blame for death of Palestinian terrorist, says his family
Relatives say PA pressed Omar Zayed to leave mission in Bulgaria, where he was found dying Friday after apparent fall from upper story
By Itamar Sharon and AFP
Omar Zayed (Channel 2)
February 27, 2016, 6:36 pm
Death of Palestinian terrorist is ‘happy day’ for sister of Israeli he murdered
As Omar Zayed dies in mysterious circumstances in Bulgaria, family of yeshiva student Eliyahu Amedi ‘close a circle’ after 30 years
By Itamar Sharon and AFP
Omar Zayed (Channel 2)
February 26, 2016, 12:28 pm
Terrorist wanted by Israel murdered at Palestinian Embassy in Bulgaria
Omar Zayed had fled to embassy to escape extradition for killing of Israeli student; Palestinians say Israel assassinated him, Jerusalem denies it
By Itamar Sharon and AFP
Likud MK Oren Hazan on May 13, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
June 9, 2015, 9:59 pm
After suspension, allegations mount against scandalized lawmaker
New exposé ties Oren Hazan to Burgas casino; Bulgaria reportedly asked that Likud MK not be tasked with inter-parliamentary duties relating to Sofia
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Moni Moshonov told 'Good Evening with Guy Pines' that his role in 'Bulgarian Rhapsody' made him feel as if he was living what his parents experienced during the Holocaust. (photo credit: Courtesy 'Bulgarian Rhapsody')
January 4, 2015, 3:13 am
In WWII love story, Israeli actors face their Bulgarian roots
Bulgarian-Israeli film about a teen triangle illuminates Jew-Gentile relations in Nazi-allied country
By Rebecca Wojno
An Israeli emergency rescue team examines the remains of a bus bombed in Bulgaria in July, 2012, allegedly by Hezbollah. (Dano Monkotovic/Flash90/JTA)
May 20, 2014, 1:16 pm
Bulgaria vows to bring Burgas bombers to justice soon
PM Plamen Oresharski stops short of seeking to blacklist all of Hezbollah, saying he doesn’t want to ‘disturb the process’
By Raphael Ahren
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