The German cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday approved a draft law to allow circumcision in Germany after a court in Cologne said earlier this year the religious rite amounted to grievous bodily harm, a ruling that caused international uproar.
Primary consideration for choosing party head, formation of centrist bloc is who can replace PM Netanyahu, Ramon says, declaring he ''won't make the same mistake as Mofaz'' by joining a Netanyahu coalition.
US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has criticized his Democratic rival President Barack Obama's ''weak foreign policy,'' accusing him of seeking to distance the United States from Israel and saying he would do everything to facilitate military aid to Syrian rebels.
Netanyahu says elections must be held ''as soon as possible,'' a minimum of 3 months after dissolution of Knesset; Likud sources say move made in order to catch PM's opponents off guard and to minimize damage to economy.
France's Interior Minister on Monday predicted more arrests of Islamic extremists and warned of possibly hundreds of home-grown radicals at large following a crackdown that sent shockwaves through the country's Jewish community.
Member of Fatah Central Committee Aloul says ''no one has dropped armed resistance from his dictionary,'' points out Fatah political program has reaffirmed ''resistance is legitimate right against occupation.''
The Israeli army on Monday targeted Hamas activity sites and terrorist squads in the Gaza Strip in response to the launch of dozens of rockets at southern Israeli communities, the IDF spokesperson announced.
