Portugal

57 days until elections: Israelis abroad are already filling flights to Israel

Ahead of elections, the Fly&Vote initiative secures dedicated flights from New York and Lisbon following high demand and TAP route cancellations.

The flight information board at Ben Gurion Airport.
Hundreds of anti-Zionist stickers found at the University of Coimbra campus.

Portuguese gov't demands investigation for antisemitic threats against Israeli doctoral student

Gabriela Cantergi, president of B’nai B’rith Portugal, with Ambassador Rozenblat and his wife, Rivka, Dr. Andrade, and Hugo Vaz, the curator of the Porto Holocaust Museum

Ambassador of Israel: “Israel is home for every Jew. We are one."

Still from a video of a French Navy sniper shooting the engine of a cocaine smuggling boat, October 18, 2025

European agency advocates using military force to stop maritime 'cocaine highway' - report


Granddaughter of 'Portuguese Dreyfus' appeals to court for grandfather's reinstatement

Barros Basto, who died in 1961, has been compared by the Jewish community of Porto to Alfred Dreyfus as his case bore similarities to that of the French officer who was expelled from the French army.

 Captain Barros Basto.

Can you still feel joy? Trying to enjoy vacation as sad news from Israel comes in - opinion

I find myself ping-ponging, one moment wanting to stay on top of every nugget of news, the next fantasizing about disassociating from anything Jewish or Israeli.

 YEHUDA POLIKER in concert at Jerusalem’s Sultan’s Pool, with the images of hostages projected behind him.

Protecting Jewish assets in Portugal: Porto's Jewish community names Jewish Agency as legal heir

This means that should the Porto community one day be disbanded, any assets belonging to the community would be inherited by the Jewish Agency. 

 The monument at the Jewish Museum of Porto marking the agreement between the Jewish community of Porto and the Jewish Agency. September 2, 2024.

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Breakthrough at Israeli institute: Lifesaving treatment for world's deadliest cancer

Experts at Sheba Medical Center developed a new high-dose radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer pain, now included in US guidelines.

 Person receiving new radiation treatment at Sheba Medical Center in Israel.

France advances to Euro 2024 semifinals in penalty shootout victory over Portugal

France reached the Euro 2024 semifinals with a dramatic 3-5 penalty shootout win over Portugal, ending Cristiano Ronaldo's championship run without a goal.

 Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Quarter Final - Portugal v France - Hamburg Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany - July 5, 2024 Portugal and France players walk out before the match.

'A wake-up call': Young Jews speak on antisemitism, human rights abuses in new book collab.

“Those who were surprised by the events of October 2023 do not know their history," says one writer.

Ambassador Dor Shapira (speaking), Ambassador Manuela Franco (middle) and Dr. Luis Campos Ferreira (on the left)

Porto Jewish community to produce film on children kidnapped during inquisition

The film titled "The 2,000 Exiled Jewish Children" recounts the story of children who were taken from their homes and exiled to the island of Sao Tome.

  18th century manuscript, found in the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People at the National Library of Israel, includes details from the first 130 years of the Portuguese Inquisition in Lisbon, including numbers of the victims, charges and sentences

Comet hits Earth's atmosphere, flies over Spain, Portugal before burning up - ESA

A comet was seen flying over Spain and Portugal over the weekend as it impacted the atmosphere before burning up over the Atlantic Ocean.

 A comet fragment lights up the skies as seen from Caceres, Spain May 18, 2024 in this still image taken from social media video.

El Al resumes flights to second beloved destination in Portugal for less than $400

Following Lisbon, El Al will operate flights to Porto, operated by its subsidiary, Sun D'or. Prices start at $389 per ticket.