EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton speaks after the meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Affairs :Our conclusions also covered the fact that settlements are illegal under international law, an obstacle to peace and threaten the viability of a two-state solution. They also run contrary to the long-term interests of Israel for peace and security."
Foreign Ministry says government should examine the situation of each of the 700 asylum seekers to ascertain whether their lives would be at risk if they were sent back.
Majid Jamali Fashi hanged after allegedly confessing to murder of nuclear scientist in 2010; Tehran claims he traveled abroad several times to get training from Mossad before returning to Iran to plot assassination.
The European Union on Monday expressed “deep concern” about “developments on the ground” which, it said, “ threaten to make a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians impossible”.
In first-ever presidential debate in the Arab world, Abol Fotouh calls Israel an enemy, Amr Moussa calls it an adversary; election to take place later this month, viewed as test of the revolution's results.
European Union foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton arrived in Jerusalem on Wednesday for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of the upcoming second round of Iran nuclear talks.
