I want to commend the EU for the tough sanctions that were adopted yesterday against the greatest threat to peace in our time, and that is the tough sanctions against Iran.

The growth rate during the second quarter of 2012 was 3.4 percent, lower than the economy's long-term growth rate and near a rate consistent with Bank of Israel's forecast for 2012.

Ambassador Prosor: "Our purpose is clear: plain and simple justice for nearly one million Jewish refugees, whose stories have been hidden - whose history has been left untold."

A one-day conference in New York City discussed Israel's global impact as a leading exporter of technologies, ideas, innovations, and entrepreneurial spirit.

Netanyahu: I would like to commend the Canadian Prime Minister for taking a step that showed leadership and daring and which sends a clear message to Iran and the entire world.