Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will appeal on Saturday night to President Shimon Peres for a discretionary 14-day extension to his as-yet inconclusive coalition negotiations Saturday night, as the complicated wrangling process between left and right-wing political factions looked unlikely to produce results by Friday’s initial 28-day deadline.
The issue of alarming rise to prominence of anti-Semitic political parties in Europe was raised at a hearing of the US Congress Subcommittee on Human Rights that examined Wednesday the growing threat of anti-Semitism.
Health Ministry intermediate report finds Jaradat was not poisoned nor did he suffer physical violence; fractures and hemorrhages are result of resuscitation attempt; forensic institute still investigating cause of death.
Israel’s Ambassador to the US Michael Oren welcomed Chuck Hagel’s confirmation as the new Defence Secretary Tuesday, as he declared himself “fully confident” that the close ties that Israel had established during President Barack Obama’s first term in office “will grow stronger still as our countries continue to meet common challenges to our security”.
State's main witness passes away; he had been hospitalized several times in the past due to poor health; his death could have a tremendous impact on the case against the former prime minister.
