The United States will criticize the sides in Israeli-Palestinian talks when they take unilateral actions, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said.
As in Jewish communities throughout the world, from December 1st through 9th, the Jewish community in Russia celebrated Chanukah. Festivities got underway on December 1 on Moscow’s Manezh Square where Chief Rabbi of R
Traditionally during the days of Chanukah, the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine holds Menorah lighting ceremonies in Kiev’s most luxurious hotels. These ceremonies are held every day and, one evening, a big Chanukah reception is also organized.
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said she regrets that Israel has not been in a position to accept an extension of the moratorium as requested by the US, the EU and the Quartet.
The Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) has expressed its appreciation that an amendment to the European Union’s food labeling laws was set aside by the European Council of Ministers which met on Monday.
German President Christian Wulff on Tuesday honoured Jews who fought and died in the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising against the Nazis, 40 years after a landmark tribute by his nation's chancellor Willy Brandt.
A former Dutch European Commissioner sparked a storm of criticism after declaring that Orthodox Jews should consider ''emigrating to the United States or to Israel,'' because there is ''no future for them'' in the Netherlands.
The United States is suspending its demand that the Israelis issue a new freeze on Jewish settlement building before Middle East peace talks can resume, a White House official said Tuesday.
