The Vatican has denied reports that Pope Francis was forced to cancel his planned trip to Israel in May because most of the foreign ministry’s workers are on strike and cannot make the necessary arrangements for the trip.
IDF recovers forty M-302 rockets, with a range of 90-160 kilometers, hidden in crates on intercepted Gaza-bound vessel; army says advanced weapons were ''destined to threaten the security of millions of Israeli civilians.''
European Union leaders threatened after an extraordinary meeting Thursday in Brussels to use economic sanctions against Russia ‘’if Moscow further destabilizes the situation in Ukraine.’
Scarlett Johansson, fresh out of her SodaStream battles, declined to attend this year’s annual American Israel Political Affairs Committee policy conference.
‘’Just as Israel is prepared to recognize a Palestinian state, the Palestinians must be prepared to recognize a Jewish state,’’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told.
Hamas also rejects reports that long-range rockets found on ship were heading from Tehran to Gaza, saying Israel is attempting to justify blockade, calls claims ''dangerous move.''
Obama administration officials want an end to the targeted killings, believed by many to be the work of Mossad, in order to give diplomatic negotiations with Iran a chance to succeed.
