A vote in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on a draft Socialist-initiated resolution calling on the EU to recognize a Palestinian state, scheduled to take place next Thursday, has been postponed to mid-December, a postponement which highlights the division in the parliament on this sensitive issue.
Dutch Member of the European Parliament Bastiaan Belder has urged the parliament to hold a debate on anti-Semitism, saying ‘’it's a shame that this has not been done before.’’
Israel denounced this week a vote by the Spanish lower house of Parliament calling on the government in Madrid to recognize a Palestinian state, hours after a deadly Jerusalem synagogue terror attack.
PM says he ''can't run the country with coalition's ultimatums'' as cabinet vote descends into shouting match, Livni accuses him of wanting to fire her, Lapid.
One victim in serious-to-moderate condition after being stabbed, second victim hospitalized for light wounds; Palestinian man arrested for incitement via Facebook.
Politicians across Israel’s political spectrum condemned anti-Arab discrimination following the decision of the mayor of the city of Ashkelon, Itamar Shimoni, to dismiss Arab workers from construction projects in schools and kindergartens.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressed outrage at a Turkish governor’s threats to turn a century-old synagogue into a museum -- as punishment, he says, for Israel’s alleged actions against Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The situation in the Middle East will be debated in the European Parliament next Wednesday in Strasbourg with the 751 MEPs to vote the following day on whether or not the EU should recognize a Palestinian state.
Israel ''relieved'' as talks extended; US seeks political agreement within four months; Kerry warns against new sanctions legislation; Iran seeks ''victory.''
