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Herzog addresses Romanian Parliament, thanks Trump, Rubio for Israel-Lebanon deal

President Isaac Herzog addressed the joint plenary of the Romanian Parliament during his state visit to the country on Monday.

President Isaac Herzog addresses the joint plenary of the Romanian Parliament on June 29, 2026.
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In his speech, Herzog made a connection between the antisemitism of the Holocaust era and the antisemitism Jews experience in the present day.

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Romania marks decision to teach Jewish history, Holocaust in schools

Romania was a German ally in World War Two until August 1944 and hundreds of thousands of Romanian and Ukrainian Jews and Roma were killed in areas it controlled.

  Romanian soldiers supervise the deportation of Jews from Kishinev. Kishinev, Bessarabia, Romania, October 28, 1941.

Israeli killed in ATV crash during Romania vacation

"We received with a heavy heart the news that a resident of our city was killed in a tragic accident," Ashkelon mayor said in a statement.

 Casa Luca Elefterescu, azi Muzeul Ceasului "Nicolae Simache", Ploiești

Romania detects possible airspace breach during overnight drone attack on Ukraine

"The Romanian Army's radar surveillance system identified a possible unauthorized breach of national air space, with a signal detected on the route to the town of Galati," the defense ministry said.

 Elbit Systems' SkyStriker drone in flight.

Blue-and-white keeps pace in Euro qualifiers

After falling behind early, Gloukh powers Israel to a 1-1 draw at Romania. The blue-and-white will now get ready for Belarus on Tuesday night back in Tel Aviv.

  ISRAEL MIDFIELDER Oscar Gloukh (right) scored the blue-and-white’s lone goal on Saturday in its 1-1 draw with host Romania at the National Arena in Bucharest.

Romania says parts of Russian drone fell on its territory

Iohannis was speaking a day after Kyiv said Russian drones had detonated on Romanian territory, a claim Bucharest denied.

 A woman and a child wait in a bus after fleeing from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the border crossing in Siret, Romania, March 1, 2022.

Ukraine says Russian drones detonated on Romanian territory during Danube strike

An Ukrainian industry source said that two Russian drones had fallen on the Romanian side of the Danube.

 A view shows a building of the Black Sea Danube shipping company destroyed during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Izmail, Odesa region, Ukraine August 2, 2023.

Israeli bodybuilder Dana Shemesh back and as good as ever

The previous Olympia Masters was held in 2012, but came back after a 11-year hiatus and was held in Romania for the first time.

 ORN AND raised in Jerusalem, 48-year-old Dana Shemesh has been Israel's top female professional bodybuilder for almost two decades.

Israel's Yad Vashem seeks Romanian accountability for Holocaust - exclusive

The Jerusalem Post has learned that Yad Vashem had outlined four crucial expectations for any engagement with the far-right Romanian leader.

A member of Romania's Jewish community lays a wreath during ceremonies at a Holocaust memorial in Bucharest October 8, 2014

Far-right MP admits Romania's role in Holocaust in meeting with Israelis

Israel hasn't always been willing to communicate with far-right-wing European politicians, yet some in the Likud Party see this as a strategic opportunity.

 Senior Romanian right-wing politician George Simion of the AUR Party is seen alongside Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan.

One person dead, 57 injured after explosions at Romanian gas station

After the first explosion, the fire spread to two fuel tanks and a nearby house, leading authorities to evacuate everyone within a radius of 700 meters.

 Fire fighters work as flames rise after an explosion at a LPG station in Crevedia, near Bucharest, Romania, August 26, 2023.