MK Tibi asks in Knesset: Is it true an Australian citizen under a different identity committed suicide in an Israeli prison?; Justice minister says he doesn't know if foreign reports are accurate, and should be investigated.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for “two states for two peoples” in a speech to the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish American Organisations in Jerusalem Monday, as he insisted that in order to achieve internationally-sought peace in the Middle East, both sides “have to negotiate in good faith”.
Religion is at the very essence in the development of human rights, through the understanding that all men are equal before God,” asserted Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi in his opening address to an international seminar.
AMIA head Guillermo Borger insisted the only impact of the Senate-approved agreement with the Islamist regime would be “to open the door to a third attack, it would be total submission”
Spanish author Antonio Munoz Molina rejected protests from literary boycott activists to receive the Jerusalem Prize from Israeli President Shimon Peres.
Deputy NSC head Lerman risks antagonizing Turks by stating that Kurds historically have been allies and can help regional stability; says ties now with Egyptian army are important to Israel and US long-term interests.
