Israel leads as country with most applicants for 2nd year running, after Portuguese government began allowing descendants of Sephardic Jews to seek passports

Measure passed for Jewish state's 75th anniversary urges cooperation between the countries and a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Officials concede Portuguese capital has for years provided foreign embassies with personal information after reports emerged that Russia was given details of dissidents

Rodrigo Sousa e Castro deletes 'offensive' tweet following backlash, yet claims statement was about 'Zionism and its crimes in Palestine' that upset 'Zio-Nazis'

PM's 48-hour trip to the far-side of Europe included just two meetings and plenty of 'no comments.' It'll probably take some time before the real reason for the trip is revealed

Premier refuses to comment on announcement of charges against his aides in major graft probe, says proposal for direct elections for PM 'must be looked into'

Asked about legal woes, PM's wife says Netanyahus being subjected to persecution similar to that endured by medieval Jews of Portugal

At meeting with Pompeo in Lisbon, PM says Israel constantly countering Iranian aggression, refuses to comment on Syria weapons warehouse strike

Prime minister says defense pact to be discussed as well; will also meet Portuguese counterpart, foreign minister during two-day trip

Thousands of recently naturalized Jews of Sephardic descent were able to cast absentee ballots ahead of Sunday's parliamentary poll -- even if they had never lived in Portugal