European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani has pledged to strengthen industrial cooperation between the EU and Israel, despite recent tensions between the two sides over the EU guidelines on funding for Israeli entities beyond the Green Line.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas urged the EU to stick to its settlement guidelines, in a meeting with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy Wednesday in Brussels.
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder today expressed his dismay at Qatar’s removal of the Israeli flag from the premises of the FINA Swimming World Cup in Doha.
Kuwaiti paper quotes senior Israeli official; unclear if attack took place on Lebanese or Syrian soil; paper also previously reported that Israel mulling strike on Hezbollah's long-range missiles.
Lithuania, the country which currently chairs the European Union, called on Israel ''to end the expansion of settlements in the occupied territories, '' saying ‘’such actions impair the progress of peace talks.''
Iranian source provides 'Al-Monitor' with supposed information on talks between Iran, world powers in Geneva; US assures Israel that sanctions on Iran will not be eased until Tehran takes significant steps, Channel 2 reports.
Romanian Member of the European Parliament Victor Bostinaru this week launched the first volume of a series of books dedicated to the bilateral relations between his country and Israel.
