Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman condemned as ''intolerable barbarism'' Friday efforts by ultra-Orthodox Jews to segregate the sexes in public places.

Test comes week after Iran threatened to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if it became the target of an embargo over its nuclear ambitions.

Israeli officials on Sunday slammed ultra-Orthodox protesters who donned symbols of the Holocaust, including yellow stars, at a demonstration against ''media attacks'' on their religious community.

Clashes erupt throughout country in largest protests in months, apparently revived by presence of Arab monitors.

Europe's envoy to the Southern Mediterranean says 'It is much more difficult to have wars with democracies.'

Belgian police on Wednesday detained 15 members of a radical Salafist Islamic group after they harassed passers-by in the city of Antwerp and shouted anti-Western slogans, police said.

Benny Gantz says Israel, international community can meet challenge of nuclear Iran through 'proper preparations.'

The Federation of Jewish Communities of Serbia has protested the “catastrophic” conditions of the historic Jewish cemetery in the city of Nis and urged authorities to act against vandalism there.

There is widespread speculation in the U.K. that the dovish politician, who was a former minister and Meimad party leader, will succeed Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Unbeknownst to many, Turkish diplomats on duty around Europe saved hundreds of Jews during World War II by giving them Turkish passports, enabling them to travel to safety in Turkey.