Section: Africa&ME
Jews urged to leave Europe after attack
Benjamin Netanyahu has called for European Jews to come to Israel, “the only place where Jews can truly feel safe”. ||| Jerusalem – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday for the “massive immigration” of European Jews to Israel following a deadly shooting near Copenhagen’s main synagogue, renewing a blunt...
Heavy Armor Withdrawal in Ukraine Set to Begin Monday
Withdrawal of heavy armor from the frontlines in Ukraine is set to begin Monday under terms of the cease-fire deal aimed at ending the fighting in the country’s east. Sunday marked the first full day of the cease-fire, which appears largely to be holding except in the key railway town of Debaltseve, where most of the fighting has taken...
Jews urged to leave Denmark after attack
PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that at a time of rising anti-Semitism in Europe, Israel is the only place where Jews can truly feel safe. ||| Jerusalem – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday for the “massive immigration” of European Jews to Israel following a deadly shooting near Copenhagen’s main synagogue, renewing a blunt...
Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire
Ukraine’s rebels said that the new truce did not apply to the town where most fighting has taken place in recent weeks. ||| Donetsk/Artemivsk, Ukraine – Ukraine’s rebels disavowed a new truce on Sunday hours after it took effect, saying it did not apply to the town where most fighting has taken place in recent weeks. Guns fell...
Shaky Ukraine truce holds except around flashpoint town
Ukranian military says it came under fire from rebels 60 times on Sunday …read more Source:...
Ukrainian City Honors Rocket Attack Victims as Shaky Cease-Fire Comes Into Effect
Published February 15, 2015 In Kramatorsk, Ukraine’s regional military headquarters for battling Russia-backed rebels in the east, officials held a memorial Saturday for those killed in a Tuesday rocket attack. A midnight cease-fire has stopped most fighting between Ukrainian forces and the rebels, though some sporadic clashes continue....
Ukraine cease-fire or respite to war?
With news that moments after the Ukraine cease-fire went into effect, there were some serious violations, fingers were crossed with wishes that the “glimmer of hope” as described by Angela Merkel – who together with President François Hollande of France brokered the deal in talks in Minsk, Belarus with Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and...
Ukraine ceasefire largely holds
KIEV: Fighting dropped sharply across eastern Ukraine on Sunday but there was still sporadic shelling after a ceasefire came into force, the first step in a fragile peace plan aimed at ending 10 months of conflict. AFP journalists heard occasional artillery fire coming from the direction of the flashpoint town of Debaltseve, where pro-Russian...
Government approves slimmed-down plan to encourage immigration
Plan to encourage immigration from Belgium, France and Ukraine is approved with much-reduced budget of NIS 180 million, following arguments between Immigration Ministry and Prime Minister’s Office. …read more Source: Yedioth...
Both sides say Ukraine truce largely in force
Story highlights Kiev reports attacks by rebels Rebels accuse Ukraine of deploying artillery Poroshenko says Kiev will respect… …read more Source:...
