German President Steinmeier during his Israel visit: 'The unique relationship of our two states is too important to be measured solely by the question of who a legitimate interlocutor should be'
“Those who systematically violate human rights in their own country should not preach to the only true democracy in the region,” said Israel’s foreign ministry in a statement reacting to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s comments on Jerusalem.
Israeli Religious Services Minister David Azulay denounced a vote in the Parliament of Wallonia, one of Belgium’s regions, to ban kosher slaughter of animals.
The Executive Council of FIFA, the international football association, has agreed to delay a vote to ouster the Israel Football Association from the organization.
The White House announced that US President Trump will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel later this month. It will be his first trip abroad since taking office in January.
''There cannot be lasting peace unless the Palestinian leaders speak in a unified voice against incitement to violence and hate. There's such hatred,’’ US President Donald Trump said as he met with Palestinian Authority President at the White House in Washington.
''I look forward to discussing with President Trump the best ways to advance peace. This is something we fervently share with the President,’’ said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a meeting with visiting Romanian Prime Minster Sori Grindeanu in Jerusalem
Next week, at the annual FIFA Council and Congress, member states of the world football association are expected to vote on a Palestinian-led campaign to ban the Israeli Football Association from the organization.
Israel summoned the ambassador of Sweden, Carl Magnus Nesser, to the foreign ministry in Jerusalem to protest his country's vote in favor of a UNESCO resolution disavowing the country's sovereignty in the Israeli capital.
