PA President threatens to quit in September if peace talks with Israel don't move forward, urges Israel to 'take advantage' of the current 'order' in the West Bank.
Leaders of six religions on Wednesday voiced concern that a debate on France's secular nature and Islam planned by President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party could lead to confusion and stigmatization.
Israeli President Shimon Peres will be Wednesday evening among movie stars, singers and politicians from around the world at a charity gala event at the Royal Albert Hall in London in honor of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev who celebrated his 80th birthday this month.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has filed suit against a television channel and a newspaper for accusing him of taking trips at the expense of private businessmen, aides said Wednesday.
A ''Third Intifada'' page, which had acquired almost 200,000 ''fans'', was closed down on Tuesday just days after Israel contacted Facebook to complain over comments on it which it said called for ''the killing of Israelis and Jews''.
Tunisia's government has denounced efforts made by the Israeli government to encourage Tunisian Jews to emigrate to Israel over concerns about possible economic hardship in the North African country in the aftermath of the revolution.
Ban Ki-moon calls on Israel and the Palestinian Authority to take advantage of this 'crucial time' to move peace talks forward and realize the two-state solution.