Palestinian negotiators on Sunday said they had accepted an Egyptian proposal for a new 72-hour truce with Israel, clearing the way for a possible resumption of talks on a long-term cease-fire arrangement in the Gaza Strip.
‘’The Jewish people always comes together to face shared challenges. Today is no different,’’ wrote Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a letter to Jewish communities around the world.
A Jewish businessman from Munich abandoned his work for a week in order to volunteer to help the Israeli army and residents of the southern Israel during Operation Protective Edge.
CAMERA, the Committee for Accuracy In Middle East Reporting in America, has placed full-page ads in five major newspapers — The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times and USA Today — outlining basic facts and reminding readers that Israel is rightfully and legally entitled to defend herself.
ense quiet in South as Hamas appears to be honoring 72-hour cease-fire; Israeli delegation joins Palestinian factions in Cairo for long-term truce talks.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Israel’s right to security ‘’does not justify massacres of civilians’’ in Gaza as he stressed that Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip , “clearly carries an overwhelming responsibility” for the conflict.
Cease-fire to go into effect on Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. and to last 72 hours; Senior Fatah Official heading Palestinian delegation in Cairo confirms agreement from the Palestinian side.
''Israel has the right to live in peace in its recognized borders,'' EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said in a joint statement.
