Washington Post reports US president advocated for backroom diplomacy in phone call with Netanyahu; Gulf states ask P5+1 for assurances the Geneva deal ''would not be at the expense of the security'' of Arab states.
Two-year-old evacuated to hospital in moderate-serious condition after attack in Armon Hanatziv area of capital; police searching area for perpetrators.
By dropping demands that Iran shut down underground uranium enrichment facility, ship material out of the country, nuclear negotiators have pushed discussion on some of the toughest questions to talks on permanent deal.
Anti-Semitic incidents in Australia rose 21 percent in the last year and are the second highest on record, says the Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s annual 'Report on Anti-Semitism in Australia'.
One day after reaching an agreement with Israel on the EU controversial settlement guidelines which will enable Israeli participation in a major EU research and innovation program, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton hosted Wednesday a EuroChanukah ceremony in the European Commission on the first of the eight-day Jewish festival of lights.
Israel has reached a compromise agreement with the European Union on Tuesday that will allow it to join the EU’s flagship research and innovation programme that starts in January.
