Israel said it refuses to negotiate under ultimatum in response to France’s threat, despite the wave of Palestinian terror, to recognize the “state of Palestine.”
Yuval Steinitz—Israel’s minister of national infrastructure, energy and water resources—on Monday returned from a secret visit to Abu Dhabi over the weekend.
Although the UN investigation into Iran's nuclear activity has ended and remains incomplete, the US and EU are moving forward to implement the nuclear deal.
A day after the European Union voted to label products originating from Judea and Samaria, which infuriated Israelis across the political spectrum, the US administration came out in support of the EU position.
A senior Israeli Cabinet minister on Tuesday condemned a European Union plan to begin labeling products from Judea and Samaria, saying the move amounted to "disguised anti-Semitism."
Attendees at the annual Jerusalem Post conference, held in New York this year, heckled Treasury Secretary Jack Lew when he defended the Obama administration's policies on Iran. Israeli officials condemned the rude response.
As the Obama administration progresses towards a dangerous deal with Iran, a bipartisan delegation of US senators came to Jerusalem to support Netanyahu.