The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has praised Pope Francis for co-organizing an international football match whose aim is to promote peace around the world and to raise funds for children in need.
The Mayor of the Greek northern city of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris, who has been reelected, wore a yellow Star of David at his swearing-in ceremony in the city town hall last week as a reminder that 90 percent of the city's population was murdered by the Nazis during WWIII.
EU releases statement slamming Israel for choosing ''this delicate moment'' to make announcement, says it won't recognize ''any changes to pre-1967 borders.''
''Our role in the EU is to ensure that the peace process is not taken hostage by extremist attitudes, such as those of Hamas,’’ said Gianni Pittella, president of the Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament in comments made during a two-day mission to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
Ahmet Davutoglu offered no suggestion of any change of emphasize in policies pursued with greater or lesser vigor over the last 11 years by Tayyip Erdogan.
Around one thousand people rallied against growing anti-Semitism in Stockholm on Sunday, including several members of the Swedish government and leaders of opposition parties.
EU leaders who met Saturday in Brussels to appoint the new President of the EU Council and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, also discussed several conflict situations, including Ukraine, Gaza, Iraq, Syria and Libya.
Two Muslim girls, aged 15 and 17, were arrested last week week, after authorities uncovered a plan to carry out a suicide bombing inside the Great Synagogue of Lyon, reports said.
