Interior minister tells Knesset Finance Committee that ''when a minister struggles and his opinion isn't accepted,'' blame falls on entire government.

Turkish sources say two rounds of talks between Israeli, Turkish officials have been 'very positive'; Israel has agreed in principle to apologize and pay compensation for the Gaza flotilla incident.

Argentina's announcement follows Brazil's declaration of recognition last week, in wake of request made by Abbas on Latin American tour last year.

Israel must keep on building settlements in the West Bank to defend itself against the forces of Islam out to destroy the Jewish state, visiting rightwing Dutch MP Geert Wilders said.

Argentina and Uruguay said Monday they were joining Brazil in recognizing an independent Palestinian state, earning praise from Palestinian officials but an immediate sharp rebuke from Israel.

The United States pressured Arab governments not to cooperate with arms smuggling to Islamist groups and accused Syria of continuing to smuggle Scuds and other long-range missiles to Hezbollah, according to cables.

Some 50 European Muslim and Jewish faith leaders, who met for the first time Monday in Brussels, urged better protection of religious minorities in Europe and vowed to establish closer ties.

The State Kremlin Palace hosted the annual “Man of the Year” award ceremony, presented by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia to recognize individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the development of the social and cultural life of the country, regardless of nationality or religion.

Terrorist suspects arrested two weeks ago in Belgium and Holland planned to target the Jewish community with a major terror attack, a Jewish magazine said, quoting information obtained by a Dutch newspaper from judicial sources.

Classified document dispatched by U.S. charge d'affaires reflects anti-Hezbollah sentiment that Iran was 'taking over' Lebanon by funding its fiber optic system.