Former IAF chief says the Middle East is a hot area, not built for cold wars; adds: Risk of Syrian chemical weapons falling into terror hands poses threat to whole world.
New US intelligence report predicts that in less than two decades, a Palestinian state will exist, but key issues such as Jerusalem's status are likely to remain unresolved; China's economy to overtake US.
As evidence emerged recently that Syria has loaded sarin gas materials into chemical warheads. Israel’s ambassador to the United States on Sunday said that if Syria’s chemical weapons fell into the hands of Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite group, Israel would consider it a “game changer.”
EU Foreign Ministers meeting Monday in Brussels are expected to “strongly oppose” Israel’s announced plans to build new housing units in the West Bank but will stop short from pressuring Israel to abandon the plans through ''punitive'' measures promoted by some member states.
Europeans denounces as ''unacceptable'' recent statements by Hamas leaders ''that deny Israel’s right to exist,'' say Israeli plans to develop E1 corridor would ''seriously undermine the prospects of a negotiated resolution.''
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy heralded the post-WWII foundations of the EU as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on its behalf at an award ceremony in Oslo Monday, paying tribute to “all the Europeans who dreamt of a continent at peace with itself, and to all those who day by day make this dream a reality”.
Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday left Jerusalem for an official visit to the Czech Republic to thank his counterpart Petr Necas for his country’s “brave stand alongside Israel against the Palestinians’ unilateral move at the UN.
Among increasing reports that Assad preparing to use chemical weapons stockpile, PM says ''these weapons cannot be used or transferred to terrorist organizations;'' comments follow Obama, NATO warnings to Assad.
Polish Conservative MEP Michal Tomasz Kaminski has called on EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to take a firm stance on European Parliament calls for EU-led action on so-called “violent settlers”, as he insisted it was imperative that Israel should be allowed to deal with it as an “internal matter”.
