Israel’s leaders on Sunday called on other nations to follow the example of Canada which severed its diplomatic ties with Iran, closing down its embassy in Tehran and giving Iranian diplomats in Canada five days to leave its soil.
Jewish groups have reacted with shock over a controversial mock advertising campaign for an imaginary weight loss supplement that appeared in an Estonian national newspaper depicting Holocaust concentration camp victims.
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy called on Bosnia and Herzegovina to “strive for progress” in its efforts to achieve EU integration, on meeting with President Bakir Izetbegovic in Sarajevo on Sunday.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle sought to underline his country’s commitment to “our close friendship and our excellent partnership” with Israel at a meeting with Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday, as he cautioned the Israeli administration against launching a pre-emptive strike on Iran.
German Jews rejected Berlin’s landmark decision to preserve medical circumcisions in the capital Wednesday, as the secretary-general of the Central Council of Jews in Germany Stephan Kramer said the “practical interim solution doesn’t help us”.
In a speech that largely focused on economic and domestic issues, Barack Obamahe brushed over Wednesday’s controversy over the party’s omission of Israeli capital Jerusalem from the party’s platform, instead declaring that US “commitment to Israel must not waiver, and neither must our pursuit of peace”.
European Union foreign ministers meeting in Cyprus say stronger sanctions against Iran coming as soon as next week due to Islamic Republic's lack of "a constructive will" for substantial talks on nuclear program.
