The head of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency is asking for international input on an Arab-led push to have Israel join the Nonproliferation Treaty, in a move that adds to pressure on Jerusalem to disclose its unacknowledged nuclear arsenal.
Israel vowed policy on Jerusalem would not change as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday convened his security cabinet to craft a response to US demands for concessions.
The Kashrut Department of the Jewish community of Dnepropetrovsk has arranged for 500 liters of fresh, kosher milk to be brought to the city each week.
The founders of JCall, who seek to push what they see as a recalcitrant Israeli government closer to a two-state solution, say criticism of Israeli policies is constructive and necessary.
Around 3,000 European Jews, including prominent intellectuals from France, have launched a drive to call Israel’s government “to reason” in its conflict with the Palestinians, angering the leaders of several French Jewish groups.
President Obama capped an intensive two weeks of administration make-nice with Israeli officials and the American Jewish community by hosting Wiesel, the Nobel peace laureate and Holocaust memoirist, for lunch at the White House.