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US-Kosovo relations

Kosovo Security Forces parade during celebrations to mark the 18th anniversary of independence, in Pristina, Kosovo, February 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Laura Hasani, File)
April 17, 2026, 9:06 pm
Kosovo approves troop contribution for Gaza stabilization force
Parliament unanimously backs sending demining and security units to international force being put together; state says move mirrors NATO support it received after war with Serbia
By Zana Cimili
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
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi signs a joint declaration establishing ties with Kosovo during an official ceremony held over Zoom with his counterpart from Kosovo, Meliza Haradinaj Stublla, onscreen, at the Israeli Foreign Ministry headquarters in Jerusalem on February 1, 2021. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
February 1, 2021, 6:12 pm
Muslim-majority Kosovo forges ties with Israel; will open embassy in Jerusalem
First Muslim state to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital; ceremony held via Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions; Ashkenazi says Pristina’s mission likely to open in the spring
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Kosovars wave national flags as they wait to watch a military parade, during celebrations to mark the 11th anniversary of independence in Pristina, February 17, 2019.(AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
September 10, 2020, 1:57 pm
How Israel justifies sudden recognition of Kosovo that has riled Serbia
For 12 years, Jerusalem eschewed ties with Pristina to avoid endorsing a unilateral statehood bid. Now officials cite various reasons why Kosovo and Palestine are not similar
By Raphael Ahren
(L-R, rear) US senior presidential advisor Jared Kushner, US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin and US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien clap for US President Donald Trump after he announced an agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalize diplomatic ties, at the White House, August 13, 2020. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
September 10, 2020, 11:03 am
Trump racks up foreign policy wins, but gaping holes remain as well
US president to preside over signing ceremony between Israel and the UAE, but North Korea, China, Russia and Iran are still hot-button issues
By Shaun Tandon
A boy plays on a drum decorated with Kosovo's flag to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the country's independence, in the capital Pristina, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. (AP/Visar Kryeziu)
September 7, 2020, 5:53 pm
Kosovo speaker of parliament sends warm message to Israel
As two nations agree to establish diplomatic relations, Vjosa Osmani expresses gratitude to Jewish state, citing historical ties between the two peoples
By ToI Staff
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
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (seated, left) appears to react with puzzlement as US President Donald Trump announces that his country will be moving its Israel embassy to Jerusalem by July 2021. (screenshot)
September 6, 2020, 1:49 am
Serbian leader seems puzzled by Trump announcement of embassy move to Jerusalem
Video from Oval Office signing ceremony shows Aleksandar Vucic scratching his head bemusedly as US president speaks
By ToI Staff
This currently boarded-up, abandoned building in Prizren will soon house Kosovo’s only synagogue and Jewish museum. (Larry Luxner/ Times of Israel)
December 22, 2018, 3:09 am
With US help, Muslim-majority Kosovo plans its first synagogue and Jewish museum
Though today home to just under 60 Jews, the state — which vies for international recognition — boasts a community that dates back to prior to the Spanish Inquisition
By Larry Luxner
Kosovo's president Hashim Thaci attends a memorial ceremony in Pristina for missing people from the Kosovo War, on December 30, 2017. (AFP Photo/Armend Nimani)
January 5, 2018, 4:58 pm
Kosovo says it would’ve voted with US at UN on Jerusalem recognition
President of Muslim-majority nation says Kosovars would vote with America ‘all the time’ if given full membership at world body
By JTA
US Rep. Eliot Engel is featured on a Kosovo postage stamp in what may be a first. (Office of Eliot Engel via JTA)
November 22, 2017, 8:04 am
Muslim-majority country puts Jewish congressman on stamp
NY Democrat Eliot Engel was among cadre of US public figures who urged Clinton to intervene during 1999 war in Kosovo
By JTA
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