Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit to the Rome synagogue will take place in a "new atmosphere" in relations between Catholics and Jews, Cardinal Walter Kasper, the Vatican official in charge of religious relations with Judaism, has said. "We have a new atmosphere with Judaism even if there are difficulties,” he was quoted as telling reporters at a news conference in Rome.
Associates of Kadima leader Tzipi Livni on Friday dismissed as a failure a rally held by her rival Shaul Mofaz in which he called for a prompt leadership race.
Egyptian security sources said equipment used to construct the underground border wall in Rafah came under fire on Friday, prompting an American delegation to cancel a visit to the site.
Jordanian security forces have arrested several suspects in connection with an apparent assassination attempt on Israeli diplomats, the A-Rad newspaper reported Friday.
The hard core of Palestinian and Israeli demonstrators who have been waging their unusual civil struggle against the route of the separation fence for years, was conspicuously joined by tourists.
A day after Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon was forced to apologize for his undiplomatic treatment earlier this week of Turkish Ambassador Oguz Celikkol, sources in his office said on Thursday Ankara would be more careful in the future regarding its statements on Israel.
Jordanian authorities arrested overnight Thursday in Amman a taxi driver suspected of involvement in Thursday's bomb attack on an Israeli embassy convoy in Jordan, Arabic-language news etwork Al-Arabiya reported.
