Interceptors chase an Iranian missile (Photo: Ariel Schalit/AP) The deal with Greece is considered unusual not only because of its financial scope. Unlike previous agreements in which Israeli companies supplied air defense systems abroad, under the new agreement Rafael and IAI will build Greece a multilayered air defense network designed to protect it against a…
Introduction: In December 2025, Israel and Egypt announced the signing of a new gas deal that significantly expanded their pre-existing 2018 agreement and extended its duration through 2040. The two countries also formally reapproved amendments to the trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Egypt, Israel, and the European Union in 2022, under which Israel…
Iran’s energy hub of Kharg Island is being blown to smithereens, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday in a one-line social media post accompanied by an AI-generated video clip. There was no other evidence that the Iranian energy hub was under attack. The White House and the U.S. Defense Department did not immediately respond…
Finland is sending seemingly contradictory messages on Israel, ending its multi-year funding agreement with UNRWA while quietly deepening defense cooperation with the Jewish state, even as Helsinki has become increasingly critical of Israel’s war in Gaza. The contrast has become increasingly striking. Over the past week, Finland announced it has chosen not to renew its…
In international politics, a country’s influence is not always determined by the size of its territory or population. History offers numerous examples of relatively small states acquiring influence far beyond what their formal characteristics might suggest. The Netherlands achieved this through trade and maritime logistics, Switzerland through diplomatic mediation, and Singapore through a combination of…
British Jewish leaders have raised their concerns with the UK government over potential plans to ban or restrict trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The pushback follows recent high-level meetings between community representatives and government officials, including a meeting on Friday between Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband. The…
Editor’s note: Zaur Nurmamedov is a journalist and a graduate of the Faculty of Political Science at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1993–1999). He previously served as first deputy editor-in-chief of the Vesti.Az news portal (2009–2023). The views expressed in this article are his own and do…
Israel and Greece signed an approximately €3 billion agreement for an integrated national air-defence network built around Israeli missile, radar and command systems. The Israeli Ministry of Defence called it the largest defence export contract in the history of bilateral relations and one of the biggest ever secured by Israel. The programme, known in Greece…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that losing the upcoming elections would mean an immediate withdrawal from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, and the establishment of a Palestinian state. In a statement, Netanyahu said that if he does not win the upcoming elections, the incoming government “will immediately withdraw from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria…
Tensions between Ankara and Tel Aviv continue to mount with Israel accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of “antisemitism.”Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry said the “lies and slanders” targeting Erdogan reflected the “cowardly and corrupt mentality” of Israeli government officials, foremost among them Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Responding to an Israeli Foreign Ministry statement describing Erdogan as one…
