David Siegel is the president of Friends of ELNET, an NGO dedicated to strengthening relations between Israel and Europe based on shared democratic values and strategic interests.
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi as his first stop in Brussels on Tuesday.
Historically, Europe played a key role in Israel’s security and economic growth – from the supply of weapons by Czechoslovakia in 1948 to the reparations agreement with Germany in 1952.
Western allies, such as Lithuania, do not believe Israel can remain on the fence when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Israel's president met with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in a closed meeting on Wednesday.
Israel had not hosted a Polish delegation in four years before this week's visit.
The MPs met with Israeli officials and made visits to some of Israel’s top startups and the Iron Dome
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