EU castigated Israel over initiatives Lieberman is personally championing, such as a proposal to have leftist groups investigated by a Knesset committee.

Move is meant as message to Libyan tribes rebelling against the longtime leader; Members of UN human rights body call urgent meet to discuss violent crackdown on Libyan protesters.

This week, Rabbi Aaron Gurevich, the head of FJC Russia’s Department for Cooperating with the Military, the Ministry of Emergency Affairs and Law Enforcement Agencies, visited Corrections Facility 11 in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

The American Jewish Committee called on the United Nations General Assembly to suspend Libya’s membership in the U.N. Human Rights Council.

Egypt on Tuesday reopened its border with the Gaza Strip for limited Palestinian passage in both directions for the first time in almost a month, said the Islamist Hamas movement, which controls the territory.

Security forces clashed with anti-government protesters, many of whom marched in silence to avoid violent crackdowns.

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Israel will respect any new government in neighbouring Arab countries “that will respect the agreements we signed with them.”

Protesters take to the streets of Sanaa for 12th day but Saleh insists he will step down after serving his term.

Libyan leader says in televised address that he is a Bedouin warrior who brought glory to Libyans, says he intends to die in Libya as a martyr.

A man shouted “Free Palestine” ,“Israel apartheid state” and “Stop Israeli crimes” at the start of a press conference by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman with EU officials in Brussels.