The peacekeepers, part of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) cross the border into Israel from neighboring Jordan after they were released by rebels fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Holland has moved to encourage retailers to specifically label Israeli produce originated from settlements after the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs issued a directive last Wednesday calling on Dutch chains to comply with the initiative, which will not be legally binding.
US ambassador to the UN is speculated to become the next national security adviser, sources say, after Rice was forced to withdraw her name from consideration as secretary of state under Republican pressure.
The US Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) walked out of a closed door meeting on Syria Monday, after his Iranian counterpart reportedly accused close ally Israel of “genocide” during his statement to the UN’s nuclear watchdog as part of its March board meeting.
German foreign office minister Cornelia Piper attended the opening of a new exhibit on the influx of Russian Jews into Germany Tuesday in Budapest, during the course of a state visit to the Hungarian capital.
UN confirms 20 peacekeepers were captured near the Golan Heights by rebel fighters from ''Martyrs of Yarmouk'' brigade, who demand Assad forces withdrew from the village of Jamla in return for the convoy's release.
