Semaine 16 / 2012

          The National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Bureau has reiterated the severe travel warning regarding the Sinai Peninsula. IN a statement the bureau said it has information according to which terrorist organizations are continuing to work vigorously toward perpetrating attacks against Israeli tourists on the Sinai beaches. Therefore,the bureau is appealing to all Israelis in Sinai to leave immediately and return home. Families of Israelis in Sinai are requested to contact them... [Lire la suite]

         Head of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc in parliament, Volker Kauder, told the Passauer Neue Presse on Thursday that "Islam is not part of our tradition and identity in Germany and so does not belong to Germany." The remarks are sure to stir controversy as the government hosts a conference to improve the integration of Muslims.A row over whether an ultra-conservative Salafist Muslim group should be allowed to hand out millions of free German translations of the Koran... [Lire la suite]

         Israel on Thursday marked Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance day. AT 10 a.m, a siren will be sounded, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem. In the Knesset, a public recitation of Holocaust victims' names will take place, in the ceremony "Unto Every Person There is a Name." Some 30 dignitaries have been invited to participate, including President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Holocaust survivors and members of... [Lire la suite]

         "The Shoah was the darkest period in the history of mankind and Judaism," IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said on Monday, "But we mustn't forget that even before (the Holocaust) and after it there were those who sought to erase Jacob's descendents from the face of the planet." Speaking at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Gantz stressed that "today the situation is completely different. We are facing these threats with an army that can handle everything."... [Lire la suite]

           The pro-Palestinian "flytilla" may well prove to be much smaller than planned, as many activists were banned from boarding flights to Israel on Saturday. The largest group of activists was meant to arrive from France. They were instructed to arrive at the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris at 5 am on Sunday. Should they be barred from boarding the flights, the activists will express their protest in letters to the media. On Saturday, organizers briefed the activists on... [Lire la suite]

        Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced irritation on Sunday that the next session of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers would be held in more than a month's time. "My initial impression is that Iran has been given a freebie. It's got five weeks to continue enrichment without any limitation, any inhibition," Netanyahu said in video footage, provided by his office, during a meeting with US Senator Joseph Lieberman. "I think Iran should take immediate steps: first stop all... [Lire la suite]