Diplomacy

'We want good relations with Israel' EU Foreign Affairs chief Kaja Kallas tells 'Post' – interview

In an exclusive interview with The Jerusalem Post, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas talked about EU-Israel relations, the Israel-Hamas war, and aid in Gaza.

 EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas attends the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, May 31, 2025.
 FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa’ar speaks as EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas looks on at a news conference in Brussels earlier this year. Europe’s solidarity with Israel is beginning to crack because Israel has changed, the writer asserts.

Turning our back on Europe and on our own values - opinion

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian visits Iran's nuclear achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran April 9, 2025.

Iran says Trump's threat to destroy nuclear facilities is a clear red line -Fars News

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We need to give Syria a chance - opinion


The US must halt its talks amid escalating labor strikes in Iran - opinion

Iranian domestic instability should be allowed to continue without interference from the US or rescue diplomacy.

 MEMBERS OF Iran’s delegation leave Oman’s Embassy in Rome, where the fifth round of US-Iran talks took place last week. Engaging with the Iranian regime signals to Iranian citizens that Western governments prioritize short-term diplomatic optics over long-term political outcomes, the writer argues.

Misframing the Ethiopian crisis: A call for honest diplomacy - opinion

Comments by US Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin Massinga reinforce dangerous narratives that fuel state-sponsored aggression.

 Ethiopian Jews mark the Sigd holiday in Jerusalem. November 28, 2024.

Israeli consul-general brings NY diplomats to Nova site, vows to keep horrors in world's memory

The visit, organized with the American Jewish Committee (AJC), included the consuls general of Argentina, Bulgaria and Slovakia.

 Israeli Consul General in New York Ofir Akunis leads delegation to the site of the Nova Music Festival.

Radicalism endangers our free society - opinion

From textbooks to protests, ideological warfare is targeting our youth, and democracy itself.

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Israeli Embassy staff murders in DC sparks worldwide diplomatic response

Officials from Germany, the UK, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Romania, Hungary, and Serbia expressed their condolences.

 Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim.

Transactional diplomacy’s downside: Will US investments in the Gulf make lasting allies? - opinion

US President Donald Trump's recent trip to the Middle East was a clear example of transactional diplomacy

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks with Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha last week. The staying power of transaction-based commitments are a factor of the changing moods of the people who signed the agreements, the writer cautions.

A president with different priorities: Israel and US chart a new course under Trump - opinion

With US President Donald Trump sidelining Israel in his Middle East policies, Israel must strategize a more independent course.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks during a Kennedy Center board dinner at the White House this week. At least for the rest of the Trump term, and probably much longer, the US-Israel relationship will not be the same, says the writer.

A constructive, forward-looking relationship: Giving Israel-Turkey ties a reset - opinion

Israel and Turkey can advance their long-term interests through cooperation rather than confrontation.

 TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the Antalya Diplomacy Forum last month. Syria’s uncertain trajectory poses significant security challenges for both Israel and Turkey, says the writer.

IDF troops fire warning shots near diplomatic delegation in Jenin

A delegation of diplomats reportedly deviated from the IDF's approved route in the West Bank city.

 Israeli security forces seen during a military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, February 1, 2025

US, Israel, and the Middle East: An existential question - opinion

America's posture in the region is of existential significance for Israel.

 YITZHAK RABIN and Yasser Arafat shake hands, as Bill Clinton looks on, after the signing of an Israel-PLO accord in 1993 at the White House. From the 1990s, Israel consistently demonstrated conciliatory instincts and restraint, but its neighbors interpreted this as weakness, says the writer.

Iran, three European powers met in Istanbul to discuss nuclear talks, Iranian official says

Iran and the Europeans agreed to hold further talks if needed, Iran's deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi said.

The silhouette of a man, seen over the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran (illustrative)