A 22-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by the fence near Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. One source said the man was there trying to catch birds.
European leaders repeated this week that the doors for Ukraine to join the Association Agreement with the EU still remain open after Kiev’s decision to put on hold its EU association process last month in favour of closer relations with Russia.
The President of CRIF, the representative body of Jewish institutions in France, Roger Cukierman, expressed his worries about about the ''bad general climate '' prevailing in France which he said '' hurts the feelings of Jews,''in stateents made on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of his umbrella organization.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton called on Israel and Lebanon for restraint after the killing of an Israeli soldier by a Lebanese soldier near Rosh Hanikra, at the border between the two countries. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton called on Israel and Lebanon for restraint after the killing of an Israeli soldier by a Lebanese soldier near Rosh Hanikra, at the border between the two countries.
According to outgoing EU Mideast Envoy, Andreas Reinicke, if peace talks between Israel and the Palesdtinians fail, he expects the EU to resume its discussions on labeling products from the Israeli settlements which would would allow consumers to decide if they want to buy or not such goods.
The European Union has warned Israel against any new settlement construction in the West Bank following the planned release of Palestinian prisoners at the end of the month. However, the 28 foreign ministers of the bloc also offered Israelis and Palestinians a privileged partnership with the EU in the event of a peace deal.
