The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) rejects by a slim margin of 333-331 a motion to divest from companies it says provide Israel services that aid occupation of West Bank.
The former head of the CIA executed a career u-turn on Wednesday with a letter to the Wall Street Journal in which he called for convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard to be released, insinuating that the reason he has yet to be freed is that “he’s an American Jew”.
Human Rights watchdog UN Watch has declared in a statement that Wednesday’s reports of a Syrian application for membership of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) “would be virtually assured of victory”.
Senior IDF officer says destruction in Lebanon will be extensive due to Hezbollah establishing command posts and bases in villages; potential attack on Iran could spark conflict with Hezbollah.
EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso will visit Israel and the Palestinian Territories at the end of this week, the Commission spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday.
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman left on Sunday for a three-day visit to Italy and San Marino, where he will meet his Italian counterpart and Prime Minister Mario Monti, the foreign ministry said.
