Israeli police raided the plaza outside Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque on Sunday in what they said was a bid to head off Palestinian attempts to disrupt visits by Jews and foreign tourists.

“As human beings we’re not required to be perfect, but we are required to atone where we’ve fallen short, and to do whatever we can to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past,” the president said.

Lahad headed the pro-Israel militia, the South Lebanon Army, from 1984 until the Israeli withdrawal from its security zone in south Lebanon in May 2000.

Commemoration ceremonies were held all over the United States on Friday.

Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with his Russian, French and Ukrainian counterparts in Berlin on Saturday evening.

Envoy to Vienna issued thousands of visas to Jews trapped in Austria during World War II.

The answer is maybe - but probably not, judging from the latest annual Jewish survey from the American Jewish Committee.

The new anti-terrorism law approved last month carries a death sentence for those forming or leading terrorist groups.