George Tzogopoulos

George N. Tzogopoulos is a research associate at Bar-Ilan University’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies and a senior associate and lecturer at the European Institute of Nice and the Democritus University of Thrace.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis are seen following the signing of a deal to build the EastMed subsea pipeline to carry natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe, at the Zappeion Hall in Athens, Greece, January 2, 2020

The East Med agreement opens a new chapter of cooperation

A natural gas platform of the coast of Israel.

A new friendship with U.S. support

Israel PM Binyamin Netanyahu,Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at Israel-Greece-Cyprus summit on December 20, 2018

Israel, Greece and Cyprus can count on U.S. support


History as important as business for Sino-Israeli relations

China’s expanding presence in Israel – and similarly in other Middle Eastern countries – is generating a lively debate about what future repercussions could be.

A ‘CYBER Horse’ statue symbolizes Israel’s technological prowess. ‘Israel is continuously attracting the interest of Chinese companies, which envisage either investment or purchase of stakes in Israeli ones.’

Challenges to German-Israeli relations

Germany’s steering wheel is in the hands of Angela Merkel, a chancellor enjoying domestic political success similar to that of Adenauer, and sharing his views about the Jewish state.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Berlin

Israel’s Iran sensitivity should not be ignored by the EU

The tour will give Netanyahu the opportunity to present Israel’s position on Iran’s nuclear aspirations and its role in destabilizing the Middle East.

TAKE ISRAEL’S Iran concerns seriously.

A democratic bloc in the eastern Mediterranean

Political elites’ agreements need some public support.

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades (C) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras attend a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus May 8, 2018.

Whither Greece-Israel relations?

Eight years after prime ministers George Papandreou and Benjamin Netanyahu took the first steps for opening a new chapter in Greek-Israeli relations, the bilateral partnership is stronger than ever

PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN inspects a guard of honour during a welcome ceremony in Athens in January, 2018..

China supports the Palestinian cause but respects Israel

The Chinese administration acts with pragmatism in foreign affairs and is demonstrating respect vis-àvis other countries even if it disagrees with them on some issues.

Netanyahu with Chinese President Xi Jinping 370

Amid crisis, Greece gains a critical ally: Israel

Important as it is, energy does not alone constitute the only field of joint interest. What matters perhaps more is the strategic nature of collaboration between Greece, Israel and also Cyprus.

Israeli PM Netanyahu, Greek PM Tsipras and Cyprus President Anastasiades in a trilateral summit