Palestinians to Announce Unity Government This Week
A negotiator working on behalf of the Palestinian unity agreement announced that the new government would be officially formed later this week.
Neo-Nazis Set to Enter European Parliament
In a frightening yet unsurprising turn of events, two neo-Nazi parties, Germany’s National Democratic Party and Greece’s Golden Dawn, gained enough votes in Europe’s parliamentary elections this week to take seats.
Sharp Increase in French Aliyah Spurred by Anti-Semitism
The Jewish Agency is reporting a sharp rise in the number of French immigrants to Israel in 2014. At 1,407 people moving in the first quarter of the year, it represents an almost fourfold increase from last year’s 353 in the same period.
EU Announces Support for Hamas-Fatah Government
The European Union has come out in support of a united Palestinian government between the PLO and Hamas, despite the fact that the EU views Hamas as a terrorist organization.
Palestinian Leaders: New Government Will “Succeed”
Fatah and Hamas officials met in Gaza on Wednesday to finalize the details of the new Palestinian unity government, the Ma’an News Agency reported.
Christians in Israel to EU: “Stop Christian Ethnic Cleansing in Arab Countries”
TEL AVIV – 150 Christian citizens of Israel demonstrated on Sunday outside the European Union’s delegation in Tel Aviv against the EU’s silence in relation to what they termed “the ethnic cleansing of Christians throughout the Middle East.”
Amnesty International Accuses Israel of War Crimes
According to a new report published by Amnesty International, “Israeli forces have displayed a callous disregard for human life by killing dozens of Palestinian civilians, including children, in the occupied West Bank over the past three years with near total impunity.” The report, called “Trigger-happy: Israel’s use of excessive force in the West Bank,” accuses […]
President of EU Parliament Blatantly Lies in Speech to Knesset
European Parliament President Martin Schulz delivered a speech today to the Israeli Knesset that touched upon various topics, including the relationship between Israel and the EU. Schulz, who delivered the speech in German, spoke about the importance of Holocaust remembrance and his own personal perception on the war crimes committed by Germany during World War […]
Dutch Ambassador: Peace Agreement Could See Embassies Moved to Jerusalem
Dutch ambassador to Israel Caspar Veldkamp offered a significant incentive to Israel during an interview broadcast by Israel Army Radio Tuesday morning. He indicated that a peace agreement with the Palestinians would encourage the European Union to support Israel in a number of ways that until now have been avoided. If a deal is reached, […]
Europe Courts Iran, Shuns Israel
Nobody does double standards quite like the Europeans. And if recent developments are anything to go by, they will remain the market leader in this field of human endeavor for quite some time. Where the Middle East is concerned, there are two complementary messages coming out of the European Union at the moment. The first […]
