Schneier has established in recent years good ties with leaders in the Persian Gulf as head of an organization promoting Jewish-Islamic ties called the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding.

Judge Freier arrived in Israel to screen the film which tells the story of her struggle to run the rescue organization for women.

The participants accused Birthright and their tour guide of engaging in “right wing propaganda” regarding the conflict with the Palestinians.

James added that he was not aware of the offensive nature of the lyrics and the stereotype that accompanied it.

Flyer features a verse from the Quran warning Muslims, "not to go the way of the Jews and the Christians, indeed God is not for the evil people."

Netanyahu on Twitter: “Erdogan – the occupier of northern Cyprus, whose army massacres women and children in Kurdish villages, inside and outside Turkey – should not preach to Israel.”

Elections for the next Knesset will be held in April 2019.

Beginning in the morning Bethlehem’s preparations for Christmas Eve were set in motion as barricades and checkpoints were put up around the old port of the city leading to Manger Square.