It’s the right thing to do and would help him politically: A recent Pew study found that Jewish support for Israel was higher than any religious group.
Muslims fight against the Jews to prove that their “Divine promise” is still unborn; that it is an invention; that Jews should leave Israel and return from where they came.
“While Lebanon has the right to defend itself, that is the right of the Lebanese state alone,” said U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale after meeting Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri.
Denying an earlier Israeli report, Saudi Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud says Saudi policy remains unchanged, and that Israeli passport-holders cannot visit Saudi Arabia at this time.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz accuses E.U. foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell of leading an "antisemitic, hate-filled campaign against Israel."