The most influential American pro-Israel Jewish groups are backing the Obama administration’s call for military action in Syria, as the Congress is to vote next week on authorizing such action.
Twitter messages that appeared to have been issued by newly-elected Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, wishing Jews a good Rosh Hashanah, have been met with mixed reactions by the international community.
Patriarch Filaret, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchate (UOC-KP), has assured the World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder that his church does not support any actions or calls inciting hatred against Jews.
Resolution that sets a 60 day limit on engagement and bars the use of US troops on the ground passed by a vote of 10-7; result clears way for vote on resolution in the full Senate likely next week.
One day before G20 meeting in Russia , US President says he hopes Putin would change his position on Syria; Putin says US Congress had no right to approve force against Syria, and Russia has no data Assad used chemical weapons.
''We have one of the best security infrastructures and one of the best militaries in the modern world,'' said Israel’s President Shimon Peres at a reception and toast for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, with the foreign ambassadors in Israel he hosted at his Jerusalem residence.
