Riot police use tear gas, water cannons as demonstrators renew protests in Istanbul, defying Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's demand they clear the area and end 10 days of demonstrations.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton expressed her continued concern at the escalating Turkish crisis Sunday as she called for an end to violent demonstrations and “all cases of excessive use of force by the police”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected criticism by the French foreign ministry of Israel’s settlement policy expansion after it released a statement Monday condemning reports of a peak in West Bank settlement blocs as “illegal under international law”.
Israeli President Shimon Peres rolled out the red carpet for the arrival of his Columbian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos Calderon in Jerusalem Monday at the head of a delegation of senior business leaders and government ministers to increase the allies’ cooperation across trade, innovation and aviation sectors.
The EU has signed a comprehensive new air transport agreement with Israel on Monday on the sidelines of a meetinf of EU Transport Ministers in Luxembourg, in an effort to encourage a larger number of European airlines to operate direct flights to and from the Jewish State.
Jailed Fatah leader's statements likely to embarrass Abbas and other PA leaders who have publicly supported Kerry's efforts to resume peace talks; Kerry had been expected to visit region this week, but postpones trip.
European Jewish Association Director General Rabbi Menachem Margolin urged German Education Minister, Johanna Wanka, to enhance educational tolerance programs in German schools following the attack on a rabbi in Germany this week.
Should Europeans be successful in banning Israeli products from the West Bank, this will bring about the loss of jobs of several thousands of Palestinians,” Israel’s ambassador to the European Union, David Walzer, said.
