Serbia

Serbia to open joint UAV factory with Elbit in September

The contract, announced by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, is among the highest-value deals by Israeli defense companies.

The Elbit-made Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicle
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte after talks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 3, 2026.

Kosovo stood with Ukraine, Zelensky’s words in Belgrade were a painful betrayal - opinion

At NGO Monitor Annual Event in Dec. 2025 at Jerusalem's Begin Center, interviewing US Ambassador Mike Huckabee.

Olga Deutsch: Exposing the dark underbelly of human rights groups - interview

AT A time of deep strains between Israel and several European countries, mainly related to domestic opposition to Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, the upward trajectory of the Jerusalem-Belgrade connection is of particular note, the writer suggests.

As defense ties deepen, Serbia becomes one of Israel's closest allies in Europe


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Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 WEARING T-SHIRTS featuring the portrait of hostage Alon Ohel are, from left, Thelma Rosen, Avivit Bar-Ilan, and Ahi Rosen.

Hostage situation Herzog's key priority on arrival in Serbia

The presidents also discussed the rising tide of antisemitism across Europe, a scourge that Vucic said was reprehensible.

President Herzog with President of Serbia Avucic

Herzog to visit Serbia and Albania

Because the Israel-Hamas war has impacted the President's travel schedule over the past year, Herzog is scheduled to set off for visits to Serbia and Albania tomorrow.

 President Isaac Herzog.

Man linked to attack on Israeli embassy in Serbia killed by police

The man, Senad Ramovic, had apparently opened fire on the officers first.

 Police officers secure the area, after an attack near the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, June 29, 2024.

Germany should express remorse over the crimes committed against Serbs - opinion

The UN's Srebrenica resolution has sparked debate over selective historical justice, particularly Germany's role in WWII-era atrocities against Serbs.

 A MEMORIAL stands at the former site of the Crveni Krst concentration camp in Nis, Serbia.

Serbia looks to reset ties with US, Israel with first Jewish FM Marko Djuric - interview

Djuric quoted in Hebrew what he describes as an old Jewish proverb and that translates in English to “You are only confined by the walls you build yourself.”

 JEWISH SERB Marko Djuric, previously Serbia’s ambassador to Washington, was appointed the country’s new foreign minister in May.

Sunken Nazi explosives-filled warship recovered after 80 years underwater

In the coming months, Serbia plans to remove 80 more sunken ships.

A figurehead recovered from the stern of sunken Nazi pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee is lifted off a salvage boat onto a dock in the naval port of Montevideo, the Uruguayan capital, February 10, 2006. The figurehead was recovered by the ongoing Graf Spee Project, a group working to recover the e

Serbian police officer shot dead, minister blames Kosovo

The two Balkan nations have fractious ties, punctuated by occasional flare-ups of violence, with Serbia refusing to recognize the independence of its former province.

 Police officers secure the area, after an attack near the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, June 29, 2024.

Suspected Islamist shoots guard at Israeli embassy in Serbia in neck with arrow, shot dead

The gendarmerie officer reacted immediately, took out his gun, and as best he could until he fell, fired several shots at the attacker.

 Police officers secure the area, after an attack near the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, June 29, 2024.

Serbia’s Nikola Djurisic, who has Israel connection, sees pre-NBA draft stock soar

While there will be no Israelis picked in this draft for the fourth year in a row since Deni Avdija was taken by the Washington Wizards with the ninth pick of the 2020 Draft.

 SERBIAN SWINGMAN Nikola Djurisic – who spent a year in Israel when he was a baby – is hoping to be picked in the first round of tonight’s NBA Draft.