The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the French government that he is ready to meet Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas “anytime and anywhere,’’ in a response to Paris’s attempt to arrange such a meeting in the French capital.
Pope Francis welcomed over a hundred leaders of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Wednesday and issued a strong condemnation of anti-Semitism. At a private audience with WJC President Ronald S. Lauder in the morning, the pontiff made it clear that outright attacks against Israel’s existence is a form of anti-Semitism.
The World Jewish Congress has urged the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority to return to direct peace negotiations without preconditions as soon as possible. Jewish leaders from several dozen countries also called on the international community to maintain, and if necessary expand, sanctions against Iran pending verification of compliance with the nuclear agreement reached with the p5+1 group of nations.
A rabbi and two Jewish worshipers were attacked by a man armed with a knife in Marseilles, southern France, on Saturday morning, French daily Le Figaro's website reported.
Leaders of Jewish communities from around the world will gather in Rome next Tuesday for a meeting of the World Jewish Congress’ (WJC) Governing Board during which they will discuss the situation of Jews around the world, as well as the current tensions in the Middle East, the refugee crisis in Europe and the Iranian threat.
“Israel will continue to enforce its longstanding policy: Muslims pray on the Temple Mount; non-Muslims visit the Temple Mount,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Saturday night.
Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar, the founder and president of the FJC Mr. Lev Leviev, and other influential Jewish leaders, businessmen and philanthropists from Russia and the CIS met with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.
Mogherini after meeting with Netanyahu: ‘I had from him the clear commitment reaffirming that he wants to guarantee the status quo in the holy sites', EU foreign policy chief to meet Abbas in Brussels
