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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
A Serbian police officer is stationed outside the entrance to Israel's embassy in Belgrade, June 29, 2024. (Oliver Bunic/AFP)
June 30, 2024, 3:05 pm
Serbian police detain two after crossbow attack on Israeli embassy in Belgrade
Assailant killed, said by police to be linked to ultra-conservative Wahhabist branch of Islam; Israeli ambassador visits officer injured in ‘targeted terrorist act’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Police officers block off traffic at an intersection close to the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
June 29, 2024, 6:10 pm
Man shoots policeman at Israel’s embassy in Serbia with crossbow, is killed
Assailant shot by the officer he hit in the neck, who is taken to hospital; officials indicate terror motive; Foreign Ministry says no embassy personnel hurt
By AP and ToI Staff
Former Kosovar prime minister Avdullah Hoti, June 14, 2023 (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
June 14, 2023, 8:45 pm
Muslim-majority Kosovo wants ‘strategic partnership’ with Israel — former PM
Avdullah Hoti, who opened embassy in Jerusalem, wants Israel to open a mission in Pristina; Foreign Ministry points to budgetary constraints
By Lazar Berman
Serbia's Trade and Tourism Minister Tatjana Matic (L) and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion (R) cut the ribbon at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce innovation office in Jerusalem, November 14, 2021 (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
November 15, 2021, 12:14 pm
In a sign of thaw in tensions, Serbia opens trade office in Jerusalem
Israeli diplomats hope inauguration of innovation center in capital is sign that Belgrade has moved past its anger over Israel recognizing breakaway Kosovo
By Lazar Berman
A Kosovo worker drags the red carpet next to Kosovo's and Israel's flags displayed during a ceremony at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry in Pristina on February 1, 2021 (Armend NIMANI / AFP)
February 2, 2021, 1:29 pm
Serbia ‘not happy’ with Israel’s recognition of Kosovo, says it will impact ties
Belgrade, which denies the statehood of former province, unhappy after investing ‘serious efforts’ in relations with Jerusalem
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Kosovan and American flags wave in Pristina, Kosovo, June 29, 2020. (Ferdi Limani/ Getty Images via JTA)
September 14, 2020, 10:50 pm
Kosovo’s Jews cheer their Muslim-majority state’s new deal with Israel
Jerusalem’s former refusal to recognize Kosovo was met with incomprehension there; new winds of international acceptance give locals hope for better future
By Cnaan Liphshiz
US President Donald Trump listens to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speak during a signing ceremony with Kosovar Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti, in the Oval Office of the White House, September 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
September 9, 2020, 11:13 am
Serbia won’t open Jerusalem embassy if Israel recognizes Kosovo – Serbian source
A ‘diplomatic relationship’ with Pristina is acceptable, but full recognition would ‘destroy’ Israel’s ties with Belgrade, source says after speaking to Serbian leader
By Raphael Ahren
This picture taken on September 5, 2020, shows a view of the exterior of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia, at its current premises in Tel Aviv. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
September 7, 2020, 5:03 pm
EU implies Serbia, Kosovo could risk EU membership bid with Jerusalem embassy
The 27-nation bloc’s long-held policy is that the city’s status should be worked out between Israel and the Palestinians as part of broader peace negotiations
By LORNE COOK
A father holds his son waving Kosovo's flag as they celebrate the 12th anniversary of the country's independence, in the capital Pristina, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
September 6, 2020, 6:42 am
Kosovo’s Jerusalem embassy offer was available for years, but Israel was wary
Pristina’s move to recognize the Jewish state is being hailed as a breakthrough, but it had long been courting Jerusalem, which balked at endorsing a unilateral statehood move
By Raphael Ahren
A father holds his son waving Kosovo's flag as they celebrate the 12th anniversary of the country's independence, in the capital Pristina, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
September 5, 2020, 4:25 am
For former foes Serbia and Kosovo, disagreements extend to Israel as well
After Belgrade and Pristina announce upgrade in relations with each other, and Jerusalem, Serbian leader is quick to say he did not approve of Israel recognizing Kosovo
By ToI Staff and AP
US President Donald Trump during a signing ceremony with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovar Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti, in the Oval Office of the White House, September 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
September 4, 2020, 10:42 pm
Palestinians slam Trump for pushing Serbia, Kosovo to set up Jerusalem embassies
US president says Muslim-majority Kosovo recognizing Israel is part of a shift in bringing peace to Middle East, promises ‘more Islamic and Arab nations will follow soon’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Prime Minister of Kosovo Avdullah Hoti sits at a desk as he attends a signing ceremony and meeting with US President Donald Trump and the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic in the Oval Office of the White House on September 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker-Pool/Getty Images/AFP)
September 4, 2020, 8:05 pm
Netanyahu: Kosovo to be first Muslim-majority nation to open Jerusalem embassy
Trump calls PM during White House summit between Serbia and Kosovo leaders where it was announced Belgrade would move embassy and Pristina would recognize Israel
By ToI Staff and AP
US President Donald Trump signs a document as Kosovar Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti (R) and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (L) sign an agreement on opening economic relations, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2020. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
September 4, 2020, 7:00 pm
Serbia to move embassy to Jerusalem; mostly Muslim Kosovo to recognize Israel
Gestures to Israel come as part of US-brokered agreement between Balkan nations signed at White House; Israel to establish diplomatic relations with Kosovo
By AP and ToI Staff
The Sukkat Shalom Synagogue in Belgrade, Serbia. (CC BY-SA 3.0, Krumb77, Wikipedia)
June 4, 2020, 11:26 am
Serbia adopts anti-Semitism definition including anti-Israel hate
Education Ministry website says International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition will provide a practical guide for identifying and collecting data on anti-Semitic incidents
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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