Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a ringing indictment of what he described as the West’s “softening support” for the Jewish State Thursday, as he insisted that “the worst possible thing we could do in the long term for any of our governments is to be anything less than fully supportive of Israel”.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic began Monday a two-day visit to Israel with a  meeting with his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres with whom he talked about the historically good ties between the Serbian and Jewish people and possibilities for strenghtening and expanding economic cooperation.

An exceptionally hot weather, coupled with unexpectedly strong winds, turned many festive outings into anxious dramas.

Pillar number one: Peace must be built on a foundation of education for tolerance and coexistence.

Pillar number two: Peace must be built on a clear recognition that Israel is the nation state of the Jewish people.

Israeli President Shimon Peres expressed  his appreciation to Spain for the arrest of two al Qaeda affiliated terrorists, during a meeting in Jerusalem with visiting Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo.

Judean Military Court gives Waal al-Arjeh 2 life sentences plus 58 years for the murder of Asher Palmer and his infant son.

Israel to allow UNESCO inspections in Jerusalem after Palestinians agree to pull damning resolutions.

The Israeli government has approved the European-Mediterranean Sea ("Open Skies") aviation agreement between the State of Israel and the European Union and its member states.

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is in Israel for the first part of a week-long tour of the Middle East. Hagel is finalising the details of arms packages to the Jewish State, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates worth as much as USD 10 billion.

Jordan has allowed Israel to fly military drones over the country en route to Syria in order to monitor the situation there and, should the need arise, target chemical weapons caches in the civil war-torn country, the French daily Le Figaro reported Monday.