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A police vehicle is seen as police officers investigate two blasts near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2, 2024. (Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters)
February 3, 2026, 7:21 pm
Denmark hands 2 Swedes lengthy prison sentences for 2024 attack on Israeli embassy
Attackers given 12 and 14 years behind bars for throwing grenades at diplomatic mission; younger suspect admits to being member of crime network that acted as wing of terror group
By AFP
A view of Esh Kodesh, an Israeli outpost in the West Bank, on December 14, 2025. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
December 24, 2025, 9:55 pm
14 countries condemn Israeli approval of new West Bank settlements
France, Britain, Germany and others say authorization of 19 sites is illegal under international law, warn unilateral actions in West Bank could derail fragile Gaza ceasefire
By AFP and Jeremy Sharon
(L) Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference in Jerusalem on September 7, 2025 (Shlomi Amselem/GPO)
September 7, 2025, 5:47 pm
Sa’ar: Recognizing Palestinian state ‘will push Israel to make unilateral decisions’
Alongside Danish counterpart, foreign minister vague on whether Israel will annex parts of West Bank; FMs clash over Gaza humanitarian situation — Denmark says Israel must do more
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen delivers her speech as Denmark holds the rotating presidency of the Council of Europe, July 8, 2025 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)
August 16, 2025, 7:58 pm
Netanyahu has become a ‘problem,’ says Danish PM, wants EU to weigh sanctions
Center left leader Mette Frederiksen affirms support for Israel, but says it has gone ‘too far’; France blasts E1 settlement plan as ‘colonization,’ ‘serious violation’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The MV Maersk Rubicon arrives at the Port of Melbourne, Australia's largest port for containerized and general cargo, to unload its containers in Melbourne on March 19, 2024. (William West/AFP)
November 9, 2024, 8:25 pm
Spanish port denies entry to Danish ship, alleging it’s carrying arms to Israel
Maersk says vessel not carrying ‘military weapons or ammunition’; Spain has been one of Israel’s biggest critics in Europe over war in Gaza, recognized Palestinian state this year
By AFP
IDF armored forces at a staging area in southern Israel near the border with Gaza. January 1, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90)
March 12, 2024, 7:37 pm
NGOs plan to sue Denmark to halt its weapons exports to Israel
Amnesty International Denmark, Oxfam Denmark and other groups say they will file suit in coming weeks, while Copenhagen says its sales are ‘completely within the lines’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Elbit Systems' ATMOS 2000 self-propelled howitzer, which will serve as the basis for the IDF's next artillery cannon, as seen on May 19, 2008. (Rowielip/Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)
March 2, 2023, 2:22 pm
Elbit inks $252 million deal to supply unnamed NATO country with rocket systems
Announcement comes after Denmark said it’s in talks with Israeli firm to fill ‘critical gap’ after pledging all of its howitzers to Ukraine to fend off Russian invasion
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. left, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on June 11, 2018. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool/Flash90)
March 2, 2021, 6:32 pm
Austria, Denmark turn to Israel to make future vaccines, won’t rely on EU
Austrian chancellor says the 2 European countries will work with the Jewish state to produce ‘doses of second-generation vaccine for further mutations of the coronavirus’
By Samuel Petrequin and Geir Moulson
An aerial view of Tindholmur islet off of Vagar Island in the Faroe Islands, May 25, 2007 (AP Photo/John McConnico)
November 17, 2019, 5:11 pm
Faroe Islands to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Archipelago’s FM says he hopes diplomatic mission will open in city next fall; move seen as litmus test after Denmark gives islands more freedom on foreign policy
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Danish policemen stand guard in front of the city court in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 10, 2016. (AFP/SCANPIX DENMARK/Emil Hougaard)
November 7, 2018, 2:25 pm
Danes arrest 3 Iranian opposition activists accused of praising terror attack
Police say members of Iranian-Arab group expressed support for deadly September assault in Ahvaz, Iran
By JAN M. OLSEN
President Reuven Rivlin, left, and Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen talk prior to a meeting at the Danish prime minister's residence Marienborg, in Lyngby, Denmark, on October 11, 2018. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP)
October 11, 2018, 5:24 pm
In Denmark, Rivlin pays tribute to rescue of country’s Jews in 1943
Some 7,200 people, 95% of the country’s Jewish population, were smuggled in boats to neutral Sweden ahead of Nazi raids
By AP and ToI Staff
President Reuven Rivlin meets Danish Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen on a state visit to Denmark, October 10, 2018. (Haim Zach/GPO)
October 10, 2018, 2:57 pm
In Denmark, Rivlin honors movement that saved Jews in WWII
Kicking off visit, president meets survivor who was ferried to Sweden along with thousands in 1943, lays wreath for Danish underground
By ToI Staff
A Danish supporter cheers ahead of the World Cup qualifying play off second leg soccer match between Ireland and Denmark at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
June 15, 2018, 7:30 am
World Cup: Why this Israeli is backing Iran, a little, and Denmark, all the way
This article deals with such unrelated matters as the Holocaust and soccer skills. It is largely light-hearted, but has some bite. If you’re easily infuriated, don’t read it
By David Horovitz
Workers at the al-Jazeera offices in Jerusalem on June 13, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 9, 2017, 7:48 pm
Danes to Israel: Don’t shut down Al Jazeera’s bureau
Journalists’ union appeals to ambassador ‘to do whatever is in your power’ to keep Qatar-owned broadcaster open
By AP
US President Donald Trump, left, and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas pose for a photograph during a joint press conference at the presidential palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on May 23, 2017. (AFP/Mandel Ngan)
June 1, 2017, 10:49 am
Abbas admits Trump yelled at him over incitement – report
Speaking in Arabic at PLO executive committee meeting, ‘tense’ PA leader reportedly says US president expressed anger, confirms meeting was ‘uncomfortable’
By ToI Staff
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