President Francois Hollande vowed Thursday to wipe out anti-Semitism and ensure the security of Jews as he and Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu paid homage to three children and a rabbi killed by an Islamist gunman in a school in Toulouse, southwestern France.

Senior Defense Ministry official says there is no contact between political echelons in Egypt and Israel, but says peace treaty must be preserved ''at any cost,'' describes Muslim Brotherhood rule as ''terrible dictatorship.''

Course is set for US-Israel ties, regardless of election; Iran the main focus with emphasis on diplomacy, not war.

Since Morsi's election as president in June, the Camp David agreement has become the focal point of a political struggle between critics.

Fears Iranian weapons smuggled from Sudan could reach jihadi groups as Egypt continues to struggle to exert control over Sinai.

In interview with Channel 2, Palestinian Authority leader pushes for talks on two state solution based on 1967 borders, vows that as long as he is president, there will not be a third Intifada.

President Francois Hollande vowed Thursday to wipe out anti-Semitism and ensure the security of Jews as he and Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu paid homage to three children and a rabbi killed by an Islamist gunman in a school in Toulouse, southwestern France.

French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday said he wanted ''concrete acts'' from Iran to prove it was not pursuing nuclear arms, after his first direct meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

New proposal suggests establishment of a Palestinian-Jordanian federation or confederation, Kaddoumi tells 'Al-Quds Al-Arabi.'

In Paris, Netanyahu and French president discuss peace process, Iranian threat, Mideast; Hollande portrays himself as peacemaker for Palestinians, Israelis, demands concrete acts by Iran to combat alleged nuclear drive.