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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar meets with Zambian Foreign Minister Mulambo Haimbe at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, on June 6, 2025. (GPO/Oren Hakun)
August 19, 2025, 10:28 am
Foreign minister departs for Zambia to inaugurate new embassy
Sa’ar announced plans to open embassy in Lusaka in January as part of his ministry’s goal of expanding relations with African nations; will stop in Addis Ababa en route
By Nava Freiberg
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L, on February 24, 2025 in Berlin) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (on December 9, 2024 in Jerusalem (Photo by INA FASSBENDER and Maya Alleruzzo / various sources / AFP)
August 10, 2025, 7:39 pm
Germany’s arms embargo signals sharp downturn in relations with Israel
Chancellor Merz’s decision to restrict sales of offensive weapons to Israel appears to have caught Jerusalem off guard. Where things go from here may depend on Jerusalem’s response
By Tal Schneider
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte gifts Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu with a painting of himself prior to a bilateral meeting between the Philippines and Israel at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, September 3, 2018. (King Rodriguez/presidential photo)
July 21, 2025, 2:03 am
Costly cigars, sweets, an M16 rifle: PM’s office releases list of gifts officials received
Info requested by legal group shows Netanyahu received over 1,000 gifts as PM between 2017 and 2025, including chocolate in likeness of himself and wife; Bennett was gifted 193 items
By ToI Staff
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen (left) and Israeli Ambassador to the EU and NATO Haim Regev (right) take part in a tribute to the victims of the October 7 attack, at the European Parliament in Brussels, October 11, 2023. (Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
May 23, 2025, 12:20 am
Israeli envoy to EU warns of a ‘diplomatic erosion’ of ties as war drags on
Haim Regev tells reporters that diplomats worked hard to win sympathy and to highlight the plight of the hostages, but support for the campaign against Hamas ‘has faded’
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Former Foreign Ministry director general Dore Gold in Jerusalem, June 1, 2015. (AFP/Thomas Coex)
March 3, 2025, 5:26 pm
Dore Gold, former UN ambassador and Netanyahu confidant, dies at 71
US-born diplomat served as Foreign Ministry director general, adviser to prime ministers, and president of a Jerusalem think tank
By Nava Freiberg
Illustrative: A woman holds her cellphone with an Israeli flag cover at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, February 23, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 11, 2024, 7:19 pm
Israel drops 10 spots in ranking of best countries based on global perception
US News & World Report list for 2024 is topped by Switzerland, with Jewish state plunging from 36th to 46th position amid its grueling war against Hamas in Gaza
By ToI Staff
Representatives from Norway and the Palestinian Authority sign agreements in Ramallah on November 30, 2022. (Wafa)
August 8, 2024, 2:37 pm
Israel revokes accreditation for Norwegian diplomats dealing with Palestinians
‘Those who conduct a unilateral policy against us will pay a price,’ says FM Katz, citing Norway’s recognition of Palestine and support for proceedings against Israel at The Hague
By Sam Sokol
Jewish pilgrims arrive in Uman, Ukraine ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 14, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 23, 2024, 4:58 pm
Moldova, Ukraine warn new Israeli travel rules threaten visa-free regimes
New requirement for visitors to obtain a so-called Electronic Travel Authorization could prompt Chisinau, Kyiv to implement ‘reciprocal decisions,’ say ambassadors
By Sam Sokol
United States Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Michael J. Murphy kneels next to the coffins containing remains of 30 newly identified victims of the Srebrenica Genocide in Potocari, Bosnia, July 10, 2023. (AP/Armin Durgut)
May 2, 2024, 9:04 pm
‘Disgrace to diplomacy’: Bosnia accuses Israeli diplomat of genocide denial
Envoy to Serbia draws intense criticism for telling Russian media that calling 1995 Srebrenica massacre a genocide ‘diminishes the importance of that term’
By Sam Sokol
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
Energy Minister Eli Cohen during a Knesset debate on January 3, 2024. (Screenshot/Knesset Channel; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 3, 2024, 6:08 pm
Knesset passes law requiring fealty pledge from diplomats
Legislation, panned as ‘hypocritical’ by opposition MK, requires envoys to swear ‘loyalty to the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state’
By Sam Sokol
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators rally near Columbia University in New York on November 15, 2023. (Bryan R. Smith / AFP)
January 3, 2024, 6:08 pm
Foreign Ministry says it has ‘zero budget’ for combating antisemitism abroad
‘There has not been any substantial funding for the last couple of weeks,’ diplomat confirms to Times of Israel
By Sam Sokol
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen (l) and Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee chairman Simcha Rothman (r), during a hearing on January 1, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz/Knesset Spokesperson)
January 1, 2024, 7:26 pm
Bill demanding fealty pledge from diplomats advances through Knesset
Legislation, which still needs to pass two more readings, would require envoys to swear ‘loyalty to the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state’
By Sam Sokol
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen (L) and Energy Minister Israel Katz. (Collage/AP)
December 31, 2023, 1:49 pm
Cabinet okays Israel Katz replacing Eli Cohen as foreign minister, in planned move
Change during wartime, while in keeping with rotation agreement, indicates that ‘the centers of diplomatic power lie elsewhere’ in the government, says expert
By Sam Sokol
File: Then-Foreign Minister Eli Cohen speaks during a press conference at the European Office of the United Nations, Palais des Nation, in Geneva on November 14, 2023. (Pierre Albouy / AFP)
December 19, 2023, 4:27 pm
Foreign Ministry says no issue with diplomatic passports for Likud bigwigs
Ministry deputy director Yossi Dayan says decisions to grant requests despite internal opposition were made for ‘specific reasons,’ including for PM’s son
By Sam Sokol
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