Poland's president made a fresh apology Sunday during a ceremony remembering a 1941 pogrom which saw hundreds of Jews massacred by their own neighbours.
Opposition blasts law, which penalizes persons or organizations who call for a boycott of Israel or the settlements, calling it unconstitutional and irresponsible.
Jewish organizations are cautiously optimistic about nascent African state, call on international community to assist South Sudan in continued struggle.
Interior Minister Eli Yishai calls on Israel to immediately begin negotiations with the new country in order to return the thousands of refugees and migrant workers who had crossed into Israel over the past years.
German prosecutors said Friday that they have withdrawn a demand for ex-Nazi camp guard John Demjanjuk to return to jail pending appeals of his conviction for assisting in killing nearly 30,000 Jews.
Netanyahu says lines declared by Lebanon are further south than those determined in previous deals; Israel to submit coordinates on maritime border with Lebanon to UN after U.S. endorses Lebanese version of where lines should be.
The ''Quartet'' of entities guiding the Israeli-Arab peace processes is meeting next week amid signs that the Obama administration is pressing the Israelis and Palestinians back to peace talks.