Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar expressed condolences to the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, in connection with the terrorist attack in Boston.
The heads of all three major EU institutions remained noticeably silent Tuesday, as Israel’s key allies rushed to offer their best wishes for Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) on the 65th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration which established the Jewish State.
European Parliament (EP) President Martin Schulz will be the EU’s official representative at commemorations for the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Friday, as part of a two-day official visit to Poland.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the funeral of Britain’s first female Prime Minister, Baroness Thatcher, Wednesday, along with 10 other serving PMs from across the world, two Heads of State and 17 serving Foreign Ministers.
Authorities deny CNN report that arrests have been made in the Boston Marathon bombings; investigators believe they have identified a suspect from a security video US law enforcement source says.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Tuesday led European outrage to Monday’s bomb attack at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, as she slammed the “deliberate targeting of men, women and children enjoying and participating in a sporting event”.
No injuries or damage reported; Eilat airport reportedly temporarily closed for takeoffs; one rocket falls in construction site, second in open area; two rockets also strike Aqaba in Jordan.
On the eve of Yom Ya’atzmaut to mark Israel’s 1948 declaration of independence, the Jewish State found it had even more to celebrate as the latest figures released by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics revealed its population had topped 8 million for the first time in its 65-year history.
