U.S., Israeli officials: Obama visit is on

Published on March 6, 2013

U.S. and Israeli officials said President Obama would not delay his trip to Israel in the event that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unable to form a government.

Will we finally be visa-free?

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on February 6, 2013

Suicide bomber kills guard at U.S. embassy in Turkey

Published on February 1, 2013

A far-leftist suicide bomber killed a Turkish security guard at the U.S. embassy in Ankara on Friday, officials said, blowing open an entrance and sending debris flying through the air.

Obama’s likely takeaway from Israeli election: More two-state advocates

Published on January 23, 2013

With the Israeli election results split evenly between the right-wing bloc and everyone else, no one in Washington is ready to stake their reputation on what the outcome means for the U.S.-Israel relationship and the Middle East.

U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv bans non-essential staff travel to the South

Published on November 15, 2012

Citing new violence between Israel and Gaza, the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv told staff members not to travel to the South and encouraged U.S. citizens "to exercise caution."

Foreign policy: In favor of Romney

Published on October 17, 2012

Mitt Romney likes to recount a conversation he had with Shimon Peres, the president of Israel, back when he was governor of Massachusetts. Peres told him that “America is unique in the history of the world for its willingness to sacrifice so many lives of its precious sons and daughters for liberty, not solely for itself but also for its friends.”

French Jewish communities condemn Muhammad cartoons

Published on September 19, 2012

The president of the representative body of France's Jewish communities has condemned the new publication of caricatures of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.

Israel wary as protests engulf Muslim countries

Published on September 14, 2012

Israel stepped up security after a controversial American film, “Innocence of Muslims,” sparked protests at U.S. embassies in Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia and Sudan, as well as violence in Lebanon. In Libya, U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other diplomats were killed.

Egypt security forces, protesters clash outside U.S. Embassy

Published on September 12, 2012

Security forces fired teargas to disperse stone-throwing demonstrators near the U.S. embassy in Cairo late on Wednesday, some 24 hours after protesters scaled the walls and tore down the flag over a film insulting the Prophet Mohammad.

Canada closes embassy in Iran

Published on September 7, 2012

Canada has closed its embassy in Tehran, listed Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism and expelled all Iranian diplomats from Canada.

Egyptian court sentences 76 in Israeli embassy attack

Published on August 27, 2012

An Egyptian court sentenced 76 citizens in last September's attack on the Israeli Embassy in Cairo.

Michael Oren: Iran targeted Israeli Embassy

Published on August 16, 2012

Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, said Iran targeted his embassy.

Obama extends Israel embassy waiver

Published on June 5, 2012

President Obama extended a waiver for an additional six months that delays moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

Israel blames Iran after attacks on Embassy staff

Published on February 13, 2012

Israel accused arch-enemies Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of being behind twin bomb attacks that targeted Israeli embassy staff in India and Georgia on Monday, wounding four people.

Israeli embassies on high alert following anthrax scare

Published on January 24, 2012

Israeli embassies and consulates have raised their alert level after several in missions in the United States and Europe received envelopes with white powder in them.

Cairo embassy rioters given suspended sentences

Published on November 1, 2011

Dozens of people involved in rioting at the Israeli Embassy in Cairo were given suspended jail sentences.

Israeli diplomats return to Cairo embassy

Published on September 19, 2011

Four Israeli diplomats and security personnel have returned to Israel's embassy in Cairo after being evacuated amid violent protests.

Israeli ambassador returns to Jordan after demonstration

Published on September 16, 2011

Israel’s ambassador to Jordan returned to Amman after being withdrawn in advance of an anti-Israel protest.

Jordanians protest at Israeli embassy in Amman

Published on September 15, 2011

Several hundred Jordanian protesters on Thursday called on their government to close the Israeli embassy in Amman and scrap an unpopular peace treaty with the Jewish state.

Israel evacuates Jordanian embassy ahead of protest

Published on September 15, 2011

Israel evacuated its embassy in Jordan, amid fears that a planned anti-Israel protest could turn violent.

Egypt, Israel seek normality after embassy storming

Published on September 12, 2011

Egypt and Israel said on Sunday they wanted a return to normal diplomatic activities after the Israeli ambassador flew home following the storming of the embassy in Cairo during violent protests.

Turkey vows to take legal action against Israel

Published on September 2, 2011

Turkey said on Friday it will seek to prosecute all Israelis responsible for crimes committed during an Israeli raid on a ship bound for the Gaza Strip that killed nine Turks in May 2010.

A letter to Ambassadors Kaskarelis and Mitsialis

Published on July 3, 2011

Below is a letter sent from the Jewish Council for Public Affairs to Ambassador Vassilis Kaskarelis (Greek Embassy in Washington) andAmbassador Anastassis Mitsialis (Greek Permanent Mission to the United Nation):

Gingrich would move embassy on first day

Published on June 13, 2011

Newt Gingrich said he would move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem on his first day in office. "Israel has every right as a sovereign, free nation to choose its own capital and we should respect that choice," the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives said Sunday in an address to the Republican Jewish Coalition. "As President, on my first day in office, I would issue an executive order directing the U.S. embassy in Israel to be moved to Jerusalem as provided for in the legislation I introduced in 1995."

Police, protesters clash near Israeli Embassy in Ethiopia

Published on March 30, 2011

Dozens were injured and arrested at a demonstration outside the Israeli Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Some 80 demonstrators claiming Jewish heritage were arrested and about the same number were injured as they protested outside the embassy demanding the right to immigrate to Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported. Local police attempted to break up the demonstration, which did not have a proper permit, reportedly leading to the violence.

Israeli embassies threatened, may close

Published on February 15, 2011

Four Israeli embassies may be closed after receiving serious threats.

Ireland upgrades Palestinian mission to embassy

Published on January 25, 2011

Ireland became the first European Union member to upgrade its Palestinian diplomatic mission to an embassy. The head of the Palestinian mission will become an ambassador in Dublin and will present his credentials to the Irish president, according to Ynet. The upgrade reportedly does not mean that Ireland has recognized a Palestinian state.

Israel reopens embassy in New Zealand

Published on April 21, 2010

An Israeli embassy was back in New Zealand for the first time since 2002.

Israeli Official Describes Venezuelan Embassy Ouster

Published on April 2, 2009

On Feb. 6, Shlomo Cohen, Israel’s ambassador in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital city, received an unwelcome and distressing phone call. The government of Venezuela was expelling all Israeli diplomats and staff — they had 72 hours to leave the country.

Report from Beijing: Security, it’s not just for airports anymore

By Alison Klayman
Published on August 13, 2008

Security checks are no longer just for airports in Beijing
'Bitachon' on his jacket (in Hebrew) means 'security'

U.S. Must Move Embassy to Jerusalem

By Nathan D. Wirtschafter
Published on January 29, 2004

As part of the war on terror, it's time for the United States to move its embassy to Jerusalem and effectively end the dispute over Israel's capital. More than three years ago, Yasser Arafat branded the Palestinian Authority's terror campaign against Israel the "Al Aqsa Intifada."

Israel Links With Cyberkids

By The Washington Jewish Week
Published on October 9, 2003

Get them while they're young. The Israeli embassy has just launched a new Web site, and the hasbarah -- an Israeli word which means public relations as well as propaganda -- is aimed at children.

World Briefs

By Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Published on January 30, 2003

The Israeli Embassy in London sent a letter of protest to The Independent after the newspaper ran a cartoon depicting Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon biting the flesh of a Palestinian baby.

A World Away

By Tom Tugend
Published on January 10, 2002

When the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks suddenly put Afghanistan in the headlines and people searched their atlases for the bordering countries of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, Dr. Robert J. Meth had the answers.

A Bump in the Road to Jerusalem

By Matthew Dorf
Published on June 24, 1999

Four years after the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly passed a law that required the United States to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the mission remains firmly rooted outside the Jewish state's capital city.