The Israeli army (IDF) confirmed Wednesday that its Air Force targeted several Syrian army positions ‘’that aided and abetted the attack against IDF soldiers Tuesday.’’
Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial and Institute in Jerusalem, hosted Wednesday a march of remembrance with dozens of Holocaust survivors to mark 70 years since the beginning of the mass murder of Hungarian Jewry during the Holocaust.
''The European Union opposes a boycott of Israeli companies and businesses. We don't want to see Israel isolated ,’’ EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said.
While praising Benjamin Netanyahu for being bold in his peace efforts and for seeking to prepare the Israeli public for compromise, the EU diplomat said the Prime Minister had made the wrong decision in agreeing to release long-term Palestinian prisoners.