Despite Donald Trump’s electoral campaign pledge that he would tear up the nuclear agreement with Iran, the European Union stressed on Monday its ‘’resolute commitment’’ to the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed by the world powers and Tehran in July 2015.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev came to Israel Wednesday for a two-day official visit, marking the 25th anniversary of re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with him in the United States at the earliest opportunity, during a phone call.
One change he hinted at was the removal of the restriction on Israel not to ask the US for additional money as stipulated in the new 10-year $38 billion military aid deal signed in September.
A bill introduced by Oded Forer, a member of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, for the Yisrael Beitenu party, seeks to stop EU support for illegal Palestinian construction in Area C of the West Bank which is under full Israeli civil and military control.
Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella said Israel is "an example for the entire region. Italy will always stand with Israel," when he met with his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem.
