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- Written by Prime Minister's Media Adviser
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this morning (Thursday, 29 November 2012), at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center<http://begincenter.org.il/en> in Jerusalem, made the following statement:
"Israel is prepared to live in peace with a Palestinian state, but for peace to endure, Israel’s security must be protected. The Palestinians must recognize the Jewish State and they must be prepared to end the conflict with Israel once and for all. None of these vital interests, these vital interests of peace, none of them appear in the resolution that will be put forward before the General Assembly today and that is why Israel cannot accept it. The only way to achieve peace is through agreements that are reached by the parties directly; through valid negotiations between themselves, and not through UN resolutions that completely ignore Israel’s vital security and national interests. And because this resolution is so one-sided, it doesn’t advance peace, it pushes it backwards.
As for the rights of the Jewish people in this land, I have a simple message for those people gathered in the General Assembly today: No decision by the UN can break the 4000-year-old bond between the people of Israel and the land of Israel."
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- Written by European Union
Observer State status in the United Nations to Palestine. This comes at a time when the
latest escalation in the on-going Israeli-Palestinian conflict has caused the death of a large
number of innocent civilians. This is a bitter reminder of the urgent necessity to move
forward towards the end of the conflict. Only a political solution to the conflict can bring
lasting security, peace and prosperity to Palestinians and Israelis. A comprehensive
negotiated peace, which is a fundamental interest of the EU, as well as the parties in the
region, must and can be achieved on the basis of a two-state solution with the State of
Israel and a sovereign, democratic, contiguous and viable State of Palestine, both living in
agreed borders and enjoying peace and security.
The EU has repeatedly expressed its support and wish for Palestine to become a full
member of the United Nations as part of a solution to the conflict. The EU has also
consistently worked to advance the Palestinian Authority's state-building efforts under
Prime Minister Fayyad. It will continue to do so. Recalling the Berlin Declaration
of March 1999, the EU reiterates its readiness to recognize a Palestinian State when
appropriate.
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- Written by President Office
President Shimon Peres hosted an official welcome ceremony for the President of Togo, Mr. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe and the two conducted a work meeting this morning.
President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe to President Peres:
Israel and Togo share a strong friendship – we express our support for Israel with great pride including at the UN Security Council
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- Written by Socialize
Socialize12 offers an enhanced Social Business summit with some of the world’s leading Social Business thought leaders that will investigate the innovations, challenges and opportunities of social business as well as the ‘How tos’ and ROI of this new ways of doing business.
Wohl Center, Ramat Gan, Dec 4th, 2012, 7:30AM-17:30
Living in an ‘accelerated world’ we can’t help but witness the social revolution that is taking place through the abundance of social networks, and we’re interested in exploring how this bi-directional communication generates change within organizations.
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- Written by World Jewish Congress
Márton Gyöngyösi, a deputy of the far-right Jobbik party, said Monday in Parliament that the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict was a timely opportunity to assess "how many people of Jewish origin there are who represent a certain national security risk for Hungary."
Although the inital response from the governmetn was muted, on Tuesday, a spokesman said that it "most categorically condemns" Gyongyosi's remarks, while the largest opposition group, the Socialist Party, called for stricter laws against hate speech. Deputies from the other opposition groups also said they were outraged by Gyongyosi's proposal.
Only last week, in an opinion piece published by the leading Hungarian newspaper 'Népszabadság', World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder had called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary to take decisive action against those who attack religious and ethnic minorities in the country. He accused Orbán of not doing enough in the wake of racist and anti-Semitic incidents in recent months.
