Israel has summoned the ambassadors of Belgium and Austria to the foreign ministry to reprimand them for being the only two European Union members to support the establishment of a "fact-finding mission to probe the effects of settlements on Palestinian human rights."
President of UN Human Rights Council says no official confirmation of Israel's decision to cut ties with it, adds that it is in Israel interest to cooperate with mission to W. Bank.
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman reportedly said he might recall Israel's ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights Council after the council voted 36-1 to investigate the effects of Jewish settlements on Palestinians.
U.S. envoys tell Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aides that Washington objects to Israel freezing tax income that it collects for the Palestinians.
The European Center for Jewish Students (ECJS), Europe’s largest Jewish student organization serving thousands of young adults from 26 countries, and the European Jewish Union (EJU) have forged a strategic partnership to actively strengthen Jewish life in Europe through emphasis on education, social programs and cultural activities.
Netanyahu decides to hold $2 million Israel transfers to UN cultural body yearly; Israel decided Tuesday to expedite settlement building in West Bank in response to PA's UNESCO membership.
Five European Union member states voted 'No' Monday on admitting Palestine as full member of UNESCO, the United Nations body for culture, science and education: Germany, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Holland and Sweden.