The European Union extended its restrictive measures against the Syrian regime until 1 June 2018, a decision in line with the EU strategy on Syria which states that the EU will maintain its restrictive measures the regime and its supporters as long as the repression of civilians continues
Jewish organizations in the US united in condemning the murder claimed by the Islamic State terror group of at least 26 Egyptian Christians who were traveling to a monastery south of Cairo. “These brutal acts are criminal and must be stopped,” said Malcolm Hoenlein, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
Ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to Israel next week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said moving the US embassy to Jerusalem would boost peace efforts by making clear to the Palestinians that Jerusalem is the capital of the Jewish state.
‘’It is time for the whole world to recognize Jerusalem as the official capital of the State of Israel. De Facto, not just De Jure,” said Israeli President Reven Rivlin as he received the diplomatic credentials of the new US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman.
A Jewish section of a cemetery in Rome was desecrated. Unidentified individuals damaged dozens of gravestones and memorials in both the Catholic and Jewish sections of the Verano cemetery.
The second largest political group in the European Parliament, the S&D (made up of Socialists and Social Democrats) has decided to sign a partnership agreement with an Arab Israeli political party.
Groysman was uninvited to Israel in December due to Netanyahu's anger that Kiev had voted at the United Nations in favor of the anti-settlement Resolution 2334.
The city state of Monaco, which is sandwiched between France and Italy, saw the largest Jewish gathering in its history during a visit to the principality by more than 1,000 Russian Jews.
