Israel seeks to build ties with Baltic states as it faces increasing hostility

Israel's president Isaac Herzog has been welcomed to Latvia by pro-Palestinian demonstrators during his two-day visit to the country. 

Herzog is visiting Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia in order to make alliances with European countries that are less 'hostile' than Western European ones, according to the Jerusalem Post.

His visit comes a month after foreign minister Gideon Saar visited the same three countries.

The Post said the visit reflects "a geographic and diplomatic shift".