Belgium registered a sharp increase in the number of reported anti-Semitic offences in 2012, according to the governmental agency Centre for Equal Opportunities and Fight Against Racism.
Riots follow funeral of Palestinian who died in Israel jail; Abbas: Israel killing Palestinian children; Egyptian FM urges int'l community to take firm stance against Israel's ''inhuman practices''; Palestinian teen hurt.
Israeli President Shimon Peres called on the European Union to add Hezbollah to its list of terror organizations, ahead of his expected visit to Brussels for meetings with EU leaders.
British Prime Minister David Cameron became the first European leader to publicly state his support for his Bulgarian counterpart Boiko Borisov following his resignation Wednesday amidst mass public protests over high power prices and falling living standards, as he paid tribute to Borisov’s strong leadership on the Hezbollah Burgas issue.
Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu expressed concern over the latest report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) into Iran’s nuclear development programme ahead of next week’s scheduled resumption in negotiations with the international community, as he warned his allies ''Iran is closer than ever to achieving enriched material for a nuclear bomb.''
“There’s a lack of leadership in Israel, or the leadership is indecisive about their ideas or ideology.When it comes to forming the coalition, it is actually about maintaining a job and not about actually doing the job,” says Israeli social justice activist Daphni Leef about the current talks to form a coalition government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Rebel fighters seize control of a nuclear research center which was reportedly bombed by Israelis in 2007, according to opposition Local Coordination Committees; Syrian National Coalition to name premier for new administration.
The remains of the historical Synagogue in the famous Jewish city of Zhitomir, Ukraine – were torn down this week as part of the Jewish community’s efforts to restore the building and return it to its days of glory.
