Israel: still wide gaps between Ukraine, Russia

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has been trying to mediate an end to the conflict since Russia invaded Ukraine.   By Erin Viner "There's still a long way to go, because…

Zelenskyy addresses Israeli Knesset

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Israeli lawmakers to become more proactive in support for his country following Russia’s 24 February invasion. By Erin Viner Saying "I know that you recognize…

Herzog on state visit to France

Israeli President Isaac Herzog also attended a memorial ceremony marking one decade since the Toulouse and Montauban terror attacks. By Erin Viner The Israeli President and First Lady Michal Herzog…

Jerusalem tries to end Moscow-Kyiv war

The walls of Jerusalem’s Old City were illuminated with the national flags of both Russia and Ukraine in a symbolic display of Israel’s attempts to mediate the crisis via diplomacy.…

Israeli, Slovak leaders discuss Ukraine crisis

Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid concluded a two-day working visit to East Europe in Bratislava. By Jonathan Hessen and Erin Viner  Strong bilateral ties during peacetime have been further…

Zelenskyy asks to make speech in Israel

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address Israel's parliament about the Russian invasion of his country and has asked to deliver remarks by video to the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance…

Lapid, Blinken discuss Ukraine, Iran

The meeting comes after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held surprise talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow over this past weekend at the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

Israel to shelter 15,000 Ukrainians by month’s end

More than 1.7 million Ukrainians are estimated to have fled the 24 February Russian invasion, announced the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees agency yesterday, while thousands of others continue…

Bennett meets with Putin in Moscow

Israel will continue trying to mediate between Russia and Ukraine even if success is hard to achieve, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said after returning from surprise talks with Russian President…