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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 426

Lisbon

Illustrative: Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, standing in the center, answers a member of parliament during debate at the parliament in Lisbon, January 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
May 19, 2023, 11:49 pm
In first, Portuguese parliament passes resolution supporting Israel
Measure overwhelmingly approved for Jewish state’s 75th anniversary urges bilateral cooperation and a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By ToI Staff
A police officer walks at the entrance of an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon, Portugal, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (AP/Armando Franca)
March 28, 2023, 5:06 pm
Two killed in stabbing at Lisbon Muslim center
Suspected attacker taken to hospital after being ‘neutralized’ by police; PM says incident an isolated criminal act
By AP
Illustrative: A man holding up a Palestinian flag shouts slogans during a protest against Israeli army strikes in the Gaza strip, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, in Lisbon. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
June 18, 2021, 6:35 pm
Lisbon mayor: Israeli embassy among several given personal details on protesters
Officials concede Portuguese capital has for years provided foreign embassies with personal information after reports emerged that Russia was given details of dissidents
By AP
An Israir flight seen taking off from Ben Gurion International Airport, on March 24, 2018. (Shai/FLASH90`0
April 15, 2020, 7:24 pm
In new low, only a single flight departs from Israel Wednesday
Israir flight to Lisbon will return later with stranded Israelis; that flight, alongside one from New York, will be the day’s only arrivals
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Portuguese politician Abel Matos Santos. (YouTube)
February 4, 2020, 9:41 am
Portuguese politician sorry for calling Holocaust rescuer of Jews a ‘loan shark’
Vice president of right-wing CDS People’s Party wrote remark in 2012 about wartime Portuguese consul general who was recognized by Israel as a Righteous among the Nations
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa meet at the Sao Bento palace in Lisbon, December 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
December 6, 2019, 12:46 am
Netanyahu leaves troubles at home for worry-free, achievement-less Lisbon visit
PM’s 48-hour trip to the far-side of Europe included just two meetings and plenty of ‘no comments.’ It’ll probably take some time before the real reason for the trip is revealed
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a meeting with the Portuguese Prime Minister at the Sao Bento Palace in Lisbon on December 5, 2019. (PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP)
December 5, 2019, 9:15 pm
After Pompeo meet, Netanyahu says Israel has ‘full right’ to annex Jordan Valley
Premier declines comment on announcement of charges against his aides in huge submarine graft probe; says he and US secretary agreed to move ahead on plan for joint defense treaty
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu checks a phone while leaning on a memorial to Jews massacred in Lisbon, Portugal in 1506, on December 5, 2019. (Shalom Yerushalmi/Zman Yisrael)
December 5, 2019, 6:57 pm
Sara Netanyahu at Lisbon memorial: My family is suffering an inquisition too
Asked about legal woes, PM’s wife says she’s subjected to persecution similar to that endured by medieval Jews of Portugal
By Shalom Yerushalmi
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, meeting with PM Netanyahu in Lisbon, December 4, 2019 (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
December 4, 2019, 9:24 pm
Netanyahu: Iran’s empire is tottering. Let’s make it totter even further
At meeting with Pompeo in Lisbon, PM says Israel constantly countering Iranian aggression, refuses to comment on Syria weapons warehouse strike
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu speaking to the press from the tarmac of Ben-Gurion Airport on December 4, 2019. (Kobi Gideon / GPO)
December 4, 2019, 7:28 pm
Netanyahu takes credit for thwarting Trump-Rouhani UN meet, hails Iran sanctions
Ahead of talks with Pompeo in Lisbon, PM praises crushing US financial pressure on Tehran, says it’s successfully causing ‘economic, political problems’
By ToI Staff and Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center left, and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center right, address journalists on the sidelines of an international conference on the Middle East in Warsaw, Poland, on February 14, 2019. (AP/Czarek Sokolowski)
December 4, 2019, 11:15 am
Iran is reeling from protests, Netanyahu says ahead of Pompeo meet in Portugal
Prime minister urges more pressure on Tehran, admonishes Europeans for giving regime an out with INSTEX mechanism; Jordan Valley annexation and defense pact also on table in Lisbon
By Raphael Ahren
A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Lisbon, Oct. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
October 6, 2019, 1:59 pm
Socialists tipped to stay in power as Portugal votes
PM Costa’s likely re-election bucks the trend of declining center-left fortunes and the rise of far-right, populist forces seen elsewhere in Europe
By Thomas Cabral
(L-R) Deputy mayor of Lisbon, Duare Cordeiro, Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai, reality TV host Assi Azar and Kan presenter Lucy Ayoub during the Host City Insignia Handover ceremony kicking off Eurovision events in Tel Aviv, January 28, 2019. (Photo Credit: Raphi Daloya)
January 29, 2019, 10:39 am
Tel Aviv mayor pipes a tune as Eurovision events kick off
Ron Huldai plays contest’s anthem on stage and receives host city insignia, with random draw dividing countries into 2 semifinals
By ToI Staff
View of Alfama from Miradouro de Santa Luzia. (CC BY 2.0 Miguel Vieira/Wikipedia)
March 3, 2017, 8:45 pm
2 Jewish museums open in Portugal amid opposition to 3rd one in Lisbon
Residents oppose construction of four-story museum, saying structure ‘breaks with neighborhood’s tradition’
By JTA
British Prime Minister Theresa May, left, speaks during a joint press conference with Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim in Ankara on January 28, 2017. (AFP/ Adem ALTAN)
January 29, 2017, 10:37 am
Rattled by US refugee ban, world leaders say they won’t follow suit
Hollande calls for ‘firm’ European response as most countries say refugees still welcome; Israel mum on move
By Agencies
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