Interior Ministers of the 28 EU countries are to discuss Thursday in Luxembourg the issue of European nationals fighting in Syria and posing a threat to the continent security upon their return, almost two weeks after the terror attack at the Jewish Museum by a man who reportedly joined jihadists in Syria.
29-year-old Frenchman Mehdi Nemmouche, suspected of shooting dead four people at the Brussels Jewish Museum on May 24, will fight extradition from France to Belgium and denies being the author of the attack, his lawyer said.
The European Union condemns building plans, calls for return to the negotiating table; Israel published tenders for 1,500 housing units in the West Bank, advancing plans for an additional 1,800 units Thursday.
A Paris court on Tuesday agreed to prolong by 24 hours the detention of Mehdi Nemmouche, the prime suspect in the Jewish Museum attack in Brussels in which four people were killed on May 24.
In light of reports that the US government plans to establish ties to work with the Fatah and Hamas technocratic government, World Jewish Congress-United States called on the American government to withhold recognition and funding of the Palestinian unity government constructed from Fatah and Hamas.
The leaders of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and of the Belgian Government today agreed to work together on issues related to improving Holocaust education and the fight against anti-Semitism, racism and terrorism
European Union, United Nations, US, China agree to work with Fatah-Hamas government, despite Israeli criticism; Netanyahu warns against ''Palestinian step against peace and in favor of terrorism.''
One day after the US announced that it intends to work with the Palestinian unity government, the European Union on Tuesday welcomed the announcement of the formation of this government.
