Embassy of Belgium in Tel Aviv

12/06/2026

Yesterday in Nazareth, the Ambassador participated in an event hosted by the Arab Cultural Associations Forum and the Arab Council for Foreign Relations.

The discussion highlighted the important contribution of Arab cultural organizations in Israel to cultural life, artistic innovation, heritage preservation, and community development.

Participants also addressed the structural challenges many of these organizations continue to face, including limited resources, infrastructure gaps, and barriers to international engagement.

A key theme of the event was the call for strengthening partnerships between the Arab cultural organizations, foreign embassies, and international cultural institutions. Such cooperation can help expand opportunities for artists, support cultural exchange, and build lasting connections between communities.

We welcome this dialogue and look forward to exploring concrete opportunities for future collaboration.



Diplomatie.Belgium

11/06/2026

Last week, we had the privilege of meeting Robi Damelin of the פורום המשפחות השכולות Parents Circle Families Forum منتدى العائلات الثكلى, a joint Israeli-Palestinian organisation of more than 850 bereaved members who have each lost an immediate family member to the conflict.

Together they work to transform profound personal grief into a driving force for reconciliation and peace.
Robi is the beating heart of the organisation: an impressive, deeply eloquent Israeli woman who travels the world urging people to bring more nuance to the way they think. She lost her son David, killed by a Palestinian sniper while serving in the IDF.
Rather than let that loss harden into bitterness, she chose to turn her torment into a tool, to spare others from joining what she calls "this less than desirable club of loss."

Her message stayed with us: peace begins with the courage to see the humanity in the other side, even, and especially, in our deepest pain. There's no other way forward than peace.

Thank you, Robi, for the conversation and the inspiration, and let's work together 🕊️

Diplomatie.Belgium Israël en Belgique - Israël in België Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Stefaan Thijs Elke Pattyn

10/06/2026

🎬 The Embassy of Belgium in Israel was proud to support the screening of four Belgian films at Docaviv דוקאביב, one of the world’s leading documentary film festivals.

Our Ambassador opened the screening of Donn, the Dancer of the XXth Century - the remarkable story of Jorge Donn, an artist whose talent and presence left a lasting mark on the world of dance. A story of love, resilience, courage, and the strength to live authentically.

Both the Belgian and Israeli people understand the importance of protecting open democratic spaces where freedom of expression, creativity, and human dignity can flourish. In an age shaped by algorithms and growing polarization, documentary films invite us to slow down, listen, and see the world through someone else’s eyes - holding a mirror to the complexities of our societies and the values we share.

Thanks to DocAviv, the filmmakers, our partner Lotus Biscoff Israel, and everyone who joined us. 🇧🇪🇮🇱

Diplomatie.Belgium Stefaan Thijs Biscoff

10/06/2026

הגיבו כאן👇🏼כדי להצטרף אלינו להופעה של יסמין מועלם ביום אירופה 2026 🎉🇪🇺

האיחוד האירופי חוגג את יום אירופה ואתם מוזמנים ומוזמנות! אנחנו מעניקים כרטיסים לערב יום אירופה עם הופעה של יסמין מועלם בהיכל התרבות בתל אביב, לצד יריד מדינות האיחוד האירופי והופעה של מקהלת ראנה.

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אז מה זה בכלל יום אירופה? שאלה טובה 🧐

זה היום שבו אנחנו מציינים את הצהרת שומאן ההיסטורית משנת 1950, שנחשבת לרגע המכונן שהניח את היסודות לאיחוד האירופי.

בשיר המוכר של יסמין מועלם ״יהיה טוב״ יש משפט שאומר: ״גם מתוך החושך יידלק האור״. זה בדיוק מה שקרה באירופה אחרי מלחמת העולם השנייה, כשמדינות שבעבר נלחמו זו בזו בחרו בדרך חדשה של שלום, שיתוף פעולה ותקווה לעתיד משותף.

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איך מקבלים כרטיסים לאירוע?

🔹 עוקבים אחרי העמוד שלנו

🔹 מספרים לנו כאן בתגובות 👇 על משהו או מישהו שנותן לכם תקווה לעתיד טוב יותר (כאן בשכונה, אצלנו באירופה, או בכלל בעולם)

העוקבים והעוקבות שיגרמו לנו לחייך יקבלו מאיתנו זוג כרטיסים לאירוע.

📨 אל תשכחו לבדוק את האינבוקס לעדכון מאיתנו!

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יום אירופה 2026 🇪🇺🎉 | יום רביעי, 24 ביוני 2026 | היכל התרבות תל אביב (אולם צוקר)

נתראה שם 🙏🏻

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Comment below 👇🏼 for a chance to join us for Yasmin Mualem’s performance at Europe Day 2026 🎉🇪🇺

The European Union is celebrating Europe Day, and you’re invited! We’re giving away tickets to a special Europe Day evening featuring a live performance by Yasmin Mualem at the Tel Aviv Culture Hall, alongside a European Union Countries Fair and a performance by the Rana Choir.

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So what is Europe Day, anyway? Good question 🧐

It’s the day we celebrate the historic Schuman Declaration of 1950, widely considered the founding moment that laid the groundwork for what would eventually become the European Union.

In Yasmin Mualem’s well-known song “Yihiye Tov” (“It Will Be Good”), she sings: “Even from the darkness, the light will shine.” This is exactly what happened in Europe after World War II, when countries that had once fought one another chose a new path of peace, cooperation, and hope for a shared future.

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How do you get tickets to the event?

🔹 Follow our page

🔹 Tell us in the comments below 👇 about something or someone that gives you hope for a better future (here in the neighborhood, in Europe, or anywhere in the world)

The followers who make us smile will receive a pair of tickets to the event.

📨 Don’t forget to check your inbox for an update from us!

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Europe Day 2026 🇪🇺🎉 | Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | Tel Aviv Culture Hall (Zucker Hall)

See you there 🙏🏻

04/06/2026

Yesterday we visited OneFamily Together, an Israeli humanitarian NGO led by a remarkable woman from Antwerp: Chantal Belzberg. 🇧🇪

In 2001, after the Sbarro bombing in Jerusalem, Chantal founded OneFamily together with her husband and their daughter. This year she received the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement — Israel’s highest civilian honour.

For more than two decades, OneFamily has walked alongside families struck by terror and war: bereaved parents, widows, orphans, siblings and the wounded. Not only in the first difficult hours, but for the long road that follows.

We listened to the testimonies of people who have lost so much, and were deeply moved by their honesty and their courage to keep going.

We are proud that a woman from Belgium is at the heart of this humanitarian work. And we are grateful to everyone at OneFamily who carries it forward, day after day. 🤍

Diplomatie.Belgium Israël en Belgique - Israël in België Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Stefaan Thijs Elke Pattyn

03/06/2026

A real privilege meeting Rabbi Donniel Hartman, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute מכון שלום הרטמן and well known for his weekly podcast “For Heaven’s Sake.”🎙️

We discussed pluralism, and how a society holds together across deep disagreement. We talked about the state of Israel today, and his conviction that the Jewish people, small in number, can’t afford moral mediocrity.

Rabbi Hartman doesn’t reach for easy answers. He makes the hard questions feel worth sitting with - an Israeli voice the international community should hear more often. We’ve started planning a future event with him at the Belgian Residence. Grateful for his time, his deep-rooted insights, and his openness.

Diplomatie.Belgium; Stefaan Thijs; Israël en Belgique - Israël in België Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

28/05/2026

🎓 Good conversations don’t feel like work. Yesterday didn’t feel like work at all.

Our embassy visited Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Be’er Sheva for roundtables with students on Europe Day.

We went in expecting polite questions. What we got, were speed dating sessions with smart young people who actually wanted to understand, eg how Belgian foreign policy comes together, what the EU-Israel relations look like right now, and what they could be.

These are the conversations that remind us what diplomacy is actually for.

Thank you to the Simone Veil Research Centre for Contemporary European Studies and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev for making this happen. 🇧🇪

Diplomatie.Belgium Israël en Belgique - Israël in België Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Simone Veil Research Centre - מרכז סימון וייל ללימודי אירופה בן גוריוןth

27/05/2026

🕌 As Muslim communities in Israel and around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Embassy of Belgium in Israel extends its warm wishes for a holiday filled with peace, dignity, family, and hope.

The story of Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son - a story shared across the Abrahamic traditions - reminds us of the deep human and spiritual connections that bind cultures and faiths across this region and beyond.

May this holiday be an opportunity to strengthen mutual understanding, compassion, and the pursuit of a more peaceful future for all. 🌙✨

Eid Mubarak.

Diplomatie.Belgium

17/05/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

Israel proudly paints itself in rainbow colours every year. But freedom is not a given — not here, not anywhere. What is won can also be lost.

Belgium believes every person deserves to live freely and safely — to love who they love, to be who they are, without fear. We stand with the LGBTQI+ community, today and every day.

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Israël en Belgique - Israël in België Diplomatie.Belgium

12/05/2026