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Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman spoke with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon overnight Monday and told him Israel expects a more objective and constructive approach from the international community.

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Lieberman to Ban: Israel seeks more objectivity from international community

China has become more concerned about international tensions over Iran’s nuclear program, but remains doubtful that sanctions can resolve the stand-off, the Chinese foreign minister said on Tuesday.

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China ‘more concerned’ over Iran, but wary of sanctions

George Mitchell delays regional visit pending Netanyahu’s reponse to U.S. demands.

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U.S. envoy’s Israel trip on hold as diplomatic crisis deepens

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other leaders attending the inauguration of a restored synagogue in Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday tried to calm tensions surrounding Israeli actions in East Jerusalem.

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Netanyahu at Jerusalem synagogue: Israel allows freedom of religion

Eric Cantor, a leading Republican official in the U.S. House of Representatives, on Monday lashed out at the Obama administration’s recent criticism of Israel over its announcement that it would construct 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem.

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‘U.S. administration is ignoring a host of Palestinian provocations’

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday boycotted Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s speech to Israel’s Knesset to protest the visiting leader’s refusal to lay a wreath at Mount Herzl.

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Lieberman boycotts Brazil president’s visit over Mount Herzl row

Abraham Foxman has headed the Anti-Defamation League since the 1980s, serving often as an unofficial spokesman for the American Jewish community on issues of anti-Semitism and other affairs.

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ADL chief: Flawed U.S. policy is undermining Mideast peace

Israel’s ambassador to Poland on Sunday deplored the desecration of a Holocaust memorial in southern Poland and criticized world leaders who

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Israeli envoy to Poland deplores defacing of Holocaust memorial

Egypt has canceled the inauguration of a restored synagogue citing the Israeli oppression of Muslims in the occupied territories as well as excesses by Jews during an earlier ceremony at the synagogue.

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Egypt cancels unveiling of restored synagogue citing Israeli aggression

Jerusalem police have abruptly canceled the monthly Temple Mount Gates march, scheduled for this Monday night. Thousands of Jews were expected.

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Security Fears: Police Cancel Upcoming Temple Mount Activities