US State Department says gaps narrowing between Israel and Palestinians, but adds reports of agreement are premature; Israel to deduct money owed by PA from funds it transfers each month to Palestinians.
An Austrian far-right politician who said that the EU was at risk of becoming ''a conglomerate of n*****s'' and compared Brussels to Nazi Germany, has pulled out of the European elections.
‘’Europe is more secure, more innovative and more relevant on the world stage thanks to the tools Israel provides: from unmanned aerial vehicles to intelligence; from energy to pharmaceuticals; and from particle accelerators to high tech start-up,’’ a new report shows.
Ahead of meeting between Israeli, Palestinian negotiators, Fatah official accuses Israel of not pursing talks in good faith; Palestinians say planning to push international recognition campaign if talks fails.
ADL National Director Abraham Foxman:“The high number of violent in-your-face assaults is a sobering reminder that, despite the overall decline in anti-Semitic incidents, there is still a subset of Americans who are deeply infected with anti-Semitism.'ADL National Director Abraham Foxman:“The high number of violent in-your-face assaults is a sobering reminder that, despite the overall decline in anti-Semitic incidents, there is still a subset of Americans who are deeply infected with anti-Semitism.'
Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo did not mention Israel in his address to the annual dinner of CCOJB, the umbrella group of Jewish organisations in Belgium, in response to the President of CCOJB Maurice Sosnowski who denounced ''unbalanced criticism of Israel'' and said he was ''proud to be a Zionist as it is the case for the overwhelming majority of Belgian Jews.''
