Former foreign minister attacks A-G for indicting him without cause, adds: The fact that I have a beard, am a settler, and have a Russian accent automatically makes me a suspect; Ayalon takes over Foreign Ministry.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Wednesday called the Israeli government’s approval of an additional 2610 housing units in the settlement of Givat Hamatos ''extremely troubling'', stressing that it comes in addition to announcements made at the end of November and Monday’s approval of 1500 units in Ramat Shlomo.
According to a top State Department official, the European Union will finally designate Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite Muslim group, as a terrorist organization like it does already with Hamas, the Islamist movement which control the Gaza Strip.
France, Britain, Germany, Portugal issue joint statement expressing ''extreme concern'' over Israeli construction plans in Ma'ale Adumim, E1; Israeli envoy Prosor: UNSC focusing on Israel while Assad bombs his own people.
The Chief Rabbinate Trust confirmed Wednesday it had officially appointed the next British Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, to replace incumbent Lord Sacks when he steps down from office in September 2013.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has expressed alarm at news reports that Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization is investigating individuals who may be dual citizens of Israel and Turkey in connection to the Mavi Marmara “Flotilla Incident” in 2010.
