An Italian Member of the European Parliament denounced that during a recent visit to the West Bank by the parliament’s delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council some members of the delegation chose to attend a homecoming reception in Ramallah for 26 Palestinian prisoners who were released by Israel as part of a goodwill gesture to help restart peace negotiations.
Guidelines say every agreement with EU must include clause saying that it is not applicable beyond Green Line; Israel has said it would not join the massive EU R&D program unless understandings were reached on guidelines.
UK's Foreign Secretary tells British parliament that Britain would be ''on guard'' for any country trying to disrupt agreement; French, EU officials say Iran sanctions could be relaxed from December.
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre’s Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels, called on Morocco’s King Mohammed VI to stop a proposed legislation aimed at criminalizing any contacts with Israelis.
The World Jewish Congress expressed its deep misgivings after the announcement that the Western powers had secured in Geneva an interim agreement in Geneva on limiting the Iranian nuclear program.
The White House has tried to reassure Israel that its fear that the deal reached by the world powers with Iran on its nuclear programme would leave it vulnerable was unfounded.