Israel’s Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz denounced the European Union's decisiuon to boycott a tour of the new Tel Aviv-Jerusalem express train line Friday ‘’because the route passes beyond the Green Line."
The European Union extended its restrictive measures against the Syrian regime until 1 June 2018, a decision in line with the EU strategy on Syria which states that the EU will maintain its restrictive measures the regime and its supporters as long as the repression of civilians continues
Ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to Israel next week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said moving the US embassy to Jerusalem would boost peace efforts by making clear to the Palestinians that Jerusalem is the capital of the Jewish state.
‘’It is time for the whole world to recognize Jerusalem as the official capital of the State of Israel. De Facto, not just De Jure,” said Israeli President Reven Rivlin as he received the diplomatic credentials of the new US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman.
The second largest political group in the European Parliament, the S&D (made up of Socialists and Social Democrats) has decided to sign a partnership agreement with an Arab Israeli political party.
Groysman was uninvited to Israel in December due to Netanyahu's anger that Kiev had voted at the United Nations in favor of the anti-settlement Resolution 2334.
’The decision that the Council and the capital of Ireland took raises the white flag of surrender to terrorist organizations, hate and extortion, ‘’ said the Israeli foreign ministry in a reaction to the decision taken by the City Council of Dublin to fly the Palestinian flag until the end of this month to show ‘’solidarity with Palestinians living under occupation.’’
