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US energy chief cancels Israel visit amid dispute over gas deal with Egypt

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright canceled his Israel visit over Eli Cohen’s refusal to approve a $35b gas export deal with Egypt.

Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen.
Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen.

INGL announces Israel's new deal to export natural gas to Egypt via two billion shekel pipeline

 ENERGY MINISTER Eli Cohen attends a Knesset Economic Affairs Committee meeting in December.

Azerbaijan, Israel likely to further expand cooperation in energy - opinion

 ELI COHEN: ‘It’s important to emphasize to the world, we are not just fighting Hamas.’

Israel-Saudi deal hinges on Iran, Energy Minister Cohen says


Holocaust history must be ingrained to ensure the Jews' future - opinion

For today’s younger generation to fully appreciate the significance of a Jewish state, it is of increasing urgency to ensure that the Holocaust is not something buried in history.

 FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock address a joint press conference after talks at the Belin Foreign Office, on Feb. 28.

Israel's FM attacks US VP Harris, says she doesn't understand judicial reform

Cohen said that the US vice president "would not be able to quote from a single clause from the judicial reform."

 (L-R) US Vice President Kamala Harris; Foreign Minister Eli Cohen

Israel, Philippines sign environmental protection MOU

The MOU calls for Israel and the Philippines to share best practices around environmental protection.

 Foreign Minister Eli Cohen talks during a news conference with Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus March 31, 2023

Hungary to be first EU state with embassy in Jerusalem, Cohen says

Paraguay agrees to move embassy back to capital • Hungarian foreign minister agrees to petition against Palestinian 'pay-for-slay'

 Foreign Minister Eli Cohen seen during his trip to Hungary on May 31, 2023

Israeli ministers' travel plans reflect changing diplomacy - analysis

If 20 years ago, the primary destination for Israeli ministers were in America and Western Europe, today, they fly as frequently to capitals in Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

 Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen talk after a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus March 31, 2023

Israel's Herzog to visit Azerbaijan, key ally bordering on Iran

Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Azerbaijan comes amid Baku-Tehran tensions; Foreign Minister Eli Cohen will visit Central Europe.

Azerbaijan's ambassador to Israel, Mukhtar Mammadov, presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog on March 26, 2023.

Israel's Eli Cohen aims to make more diplomatic breakthroughs than ever

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is working like a man in a hurry, visiting Kyiv, advancing normalization with Sudan and trying to strengthen ties with Europe.

FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen: We are the only Middle Eastern country to send a foreign minister to Kyiv. That means something.

FM Cohen offers Leo Dee, husband, dad of terror victims, envoy role

Leo Dee’s wife Lucy, 48, and daughters Maia, 20, and Rina, 15, were murdered on Passover by Palestinians who opened fire at their car in April.

 Rabbi Leo Dee is seen speaking at an Israel Remembrance Day ceremony.

Eli Cohen makes first Israeli FM visit to Sweden in 22 years

The visit follows a thaw in relations between Jerusalem and Stockholm since 2021, after years of tensions.

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström at the Israeli Embassy in Sweden.

Grapevine May 10, 2023: A historic rescue operation

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 A JUBILANT Carmel Shama Hacohen holds up a pack of diapers, as an amused Idan Raichel attempts to calm a laughing audience.