Israel’s leaders on Sunday called on other nations to follow the example of Canada which severed its diplomatic ties with Iran, closing down its embassy in Tehran and giving Iranian diplomats in Canada five days to leave its soil.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle sought to underline his country’s commitment to “our close friendship and our excellent partnership” with Israel at a meeting with Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday, as he cautioned the Israeli administration against launching a pre-emptive strike on Iran.
German Jews rejected Berlin’s landmark decision to preserve medical circumcisions in the capital Wednesday, as the secretary-general of the Central Council of Jews in Germany Stephan Kramer said the “practical interim solution doesn’t help us”.
In a speech that largely focused on economic and domestic issues, Barack Obamahe brushed over Wednesday’s controversy over the party’s omission of Israeli capital Jerusalem from the party’s platform, instead declaring that US “commitment to Israel must not waiver, and neither must our pursuit of peace”.
European Union foreign ministers meeting in Cyprus say stronger sanctions against Iran coming as soon as next week due to Islamic Republic's lack of "a constructive will" for substantial talks on nuclear program.
Defense minister says Israel reserves the right to decide on security issues; former minister Tzachi Hanegbi: Israel facing most fateful days in history, both the decision to attack, or not to, would be costly.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius issued a rousing challenge to the Syrian leadership Monday, that should it use chemical or biological weapons against the international community “our response...would be massive and blistering”.
