Israel protests EU criticism of Jewish settlements

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel protested on Tuesday against a European Commission statement that said Jewish settlements in occupied territory were paralysing the Palestinian economy at European taxpayer expense.

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‘EU might pull ambassadors from Iran’

European diplomats were considering whether to withdraw the ambassadors of all 27 member-nations of the European Union from Iran, in a dispute over the detention of the British Embassy’s local personnel, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

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World Meeting Pledges Urgent Social Support for Holocaust Survivors

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (Worthy News)–  The European Union and dozens of countries have pledged to speed up social support for Holocaust survivors and the search for art and other items that were stolen during World War II by the Nazis.

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EU, US slam threats to Iran protesters

EU and US leaders, as well as Amnesty International, on Friday condemned Iran’s threat of crackdown on reformist protesters.

US President Barack Obama said he was very concerned by the "tenor and tone" of comment’s by Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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EU and US Congress condemn threats to Iranian demonstrators

EU and US leaders, as well as Amnesty International, on Friday condemned Iran’s threat of crackdown on reformist protesters.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he hoped Iran’s leaders "don’t do anything irreversible" that could further endanger the country’s stability. "We support the Iranian people, and today the Iranian people are on the street," […]

50% Tax on anyone making over 150,000 euros = SLAVE!

Alistair Darling has said the UK will have to borrow a record £175bn as he admitted the economy faces its worst year since the Second World War.