French President François Hollande said he will tell Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas that ''everything should be done so that there is direct negotiation between Israel and Palestine,” when he meet him in Paris later this week.
Britain on Tuesday released terror suspect Abu Qatada from prison on bail after judges ruled that the man dubbed Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe should not be extradited to Jordan.
US President Barack Obama told Mahmud Abbas on Sunday that his administration opposes a Palestinian bid for non-state membership of the UN, both sides said.
Israel has fired warning shots into Syria on Sunday after a mortar shell struck an Israeli military post in the Golan Heights, adjacent to the Israel-Syria border, the latest example of regional spillover from Syria’s civil unrest.
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill called on Sunday for closer cooperation between religions at meetings with Israel's chief rabbis in Jerusalem, on the third day of a historic Holy Land visit.
IAEA announces plans to hold nuclear talks with Iran on December 13th; diplomatic mission to be headed by Herman Nackaerts, chief UN nuclear inspector; previous round of talks held in August failed to make progress.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called US President Barack Obama to congratulate him on his unprecedented second election win Thursday, confirmed the premier’s office in the third US election-related statement since Tuesday election, as Netanyahu appeared to turn to damage control to salvage his damaged relationship with the President.
While Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman flew to Vienna to attend an urgent meeting of Israeli ambassadors to Europe to discuss the Palestinians’ bid to upgrade their UN status later this month, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called on European Foreign Ministers to oppose the move and to urge the Palestinian Authority to resume negotiations with Israel.
French President Francois Hollande has criticised Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu for transforming a memorial service for Jews slain by an Islamist gunman in southwestern France this year into a ''campaign meeting.''
