Days after her electoral victory in France, extreme-right leader Marine Le Pen said she was confident of forming a new anti-EU group in the European Parliament with other extreme-right parties in Europe that would boost both her political influence and financial clout.
Former Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin and Likud figure, Reuven Rivlin, has reinfiorced his chances of becoming the next President of the tate of Israel after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed him to succeed the 90-year-old Shimon Peres.
''There were so many things that I wanted to show you,'' said Ayelet Riva, one of the two teenage daughters of Emmanuel and Miriam Riva, the Israeli couple killed last Saturday in the attack at the Jewish Museum in Brussels, during the funeral of her parents Tuesday at the Kiryat Shaul cemetery in Tel Aviv.
EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy has received a mandate from the 28 EU leaders to start consultations in view of electing a new European Commission President.
Jewish Agency came to the rescue of two Jewish Ukranian families after rebels seized control of Donetsk airport as they were waiting to immigrate to Israel, an agency spokesman said.
While nuclear proliferation in Iran, chemical weapons use in Syria, and the crisis in Ukraine will all be discussed as part of a broader strategy, the Middle East peace process will not be a topic of discussion.
Several Jewish groups have expressed concern over the results of Sunday’s European elections which showed a significant surge in support for extreme-right and populist parties, fearing that that hate speech will now feature more prominently in European politics.
