“In order to bring peace and reach this agreement, France calls for the complete and definitive end to settlements because they threaten a two-state solution,” Hollande said after meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday invited Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to address the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, and publicly recognise Israel as a Jewish state.
The Kremlin said Putin and Rouhani had spoken by telephone at the Russian leader's request, two days before negotiators from Iran and six global powers hold their next talks.
French President Francois Hollande, who is on a 3-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, stressed the urgency of a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, saying that ‘’gestures are necessary on both sides.’’
Israeli President Shimon Peres has urged Israelis to show respect for the United States, seeking to soothe relations with Israel’s ally that have been strained over Iran's nuclear programme.
Peace will be the theme of a Chanukah event at the European Commission in Brussels on November 27 in the presence of EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who is also Vice-President of the EU Commission.
Hungarian officials have questioned the methodology behind a recent survey that showed a greater fear of anti-Semitism among Jews in Hungary than any other European country.
