Women are now taking over municipal politics in Israel and that this is “the year of the woman” in Israeli politics.

Fulgencio, who is not Jewish, said that he has been living in the neighborhood for seven years without incident until Thursday.

Hamas said it will lower violence to give Egyptian mediation a chance.

Experts contend that any viable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be multilateral in scope, though such a strategy appears unlikely at present.

"It'll take us probably a handful more weeks before we have enough evidence to actually put those sanctions in place, but I think we'll be able to get there," Pompeo said.

The decision will place intense pressure on the entire police force and the prison system so that cell space will become compliant with international standards.

While ministers themselves are political appointees, most government officials who work for the ministers are career professionals with no political affiliation.

“We believe this [is] a platform for real friendship and we have provided good opportunities for people from different sectors in Israel to enhance further cooperation.”