Israel

For the time being, Israel may consider exporting natural gas only to Southern Europe, while the possibility of bringing it to Lithuania is not yet on the table, said Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman during his working visit to Lithuania.

Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman will be paying a working visit to Lithuania on 10-11 September, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs.

After the civil war in Syria began, in 2012, Hamas headquarters moved out of Damascus. Political leaders of Hamas are now based in Qatar.

When on 15 January 1991, the United Nations issued an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein to withdraw troops from occupied Kuwait, it was clear for Lithuania that the Soviet Union might take advantage of this event and hit back at our independence.

Vienos radijo stoties „laidų vedėja, vakarėlių liūtė Simona Albavičiūtė išdavė, ko labiausiai laukia jau šį savaitgalį „Loftas Fest“. Pernai festivalyje atsakingai vyksmą stebėjusi laidų vedėja žino, kad šiemet bus taip pat gerai, todėl ir laukiamiausių sąrašu dalinasi labai noriai. Pristatome penke...

Lithuania, which is working in the United Nations Security Council, would support the institution's international mechanism on long-term ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday it had allocated EUR 30,000 (103,000 litas) in humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza.

The State Consumer Rights Protection Authority of Lithuania forwarded a claim received from a foreign national to the Lithuanian Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson.

A special event was hosted by the Lithuanian Jewish Community Wednesday night in support of the Israeli army which has been engaged in military action in the Gaza Strip.

After the majority of European airlines suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport for 24 hours on Wednesday, Lithuania's Foreign Ministry urged Lithuanian citizens currently in Israel to register with the Consular Department online.

Activists held a pro-Palestine rally in central Vilnius Tuesday evening, highlighting the plot of ordinary people affected by the ongoing conflict.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has appointed Edminas Bagdonas as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania to Israel.

For a past week, to talk about the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian relations objectively became quite a self-indulging activity. The debate itself is toxic, since, according to the opposing camps, any affection to the Palestinian cause turns one into an anti-Semitic, terrorist-loving, revanchist bastard...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges Lithuanian citizens who are now in Israel and Palestine to remain extremely vigilant and take all safety precautions due to the armed actions in the Gaza Strip. The ministry once again recommends to refrain from visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories.

The Government is to propose to the president to appoint Edminas Bagdonas as Lithuania's ambassador to Israel.

Lithuanian does not plan to join the initiative of 17 EU member states to warn their citizens against doing business with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Len Judes’ parents were born and raised in South Africa. The lawyer himself was born in London and moved to Israel when he was a child. However, no matter where he lived, Judes always knew his roots were in Lithuania. This is his driving reason for promoting business between Lithuanian and Israeli b...

Recent research carried out by the Anti-Defamation League shows that 36 percent of Lithuanian adults hold anti-Semitic views. The results are worse than in Latvia or Estonia. Chairwoman of the Lithuanian Jewish community Faina Kukliansky claims she was very surprised by these results.

The Global Anti-Semitism Index has revealed that 36 percent of adults in Lithuania hold anti-Semitic views. According to the survey, four out of 11 stereotypes about Jews covered by the index can be found in Lithuania.