Anti-Israel elements protested in Paris against the opening of the Israeli Film Festival. Despite requests from security officials not to attend, Minister of Sport & Culture Limor Livnat attended the event.

**Left-wingers have turned to the communications minister demanding a left-wing radio station after he authorized launching Galei Yisrael in Givat Ze’ev to cater to the national religious audience.

**A solidarity event will take place on Friday in Netzer, a new community between Alon Shvut and Elazar in Gush Etzion, at 9:00am. For details, one may contact: Ori Plasse 050-552-0487,  Eli Rodan 054-499-3529, Yehudit Katsover – 050-716-1818, or Nadia Matar – 050-550-0834.

**US Vice President Joe Biden will be meeting with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) in Ramallah on Wednesday afternoon.

**At the opening of his trial, Arab MK Barakeh told the press this is a “political witch hunt”. He faces charges for assaulting and insulting police during a political rally.

**An emergency preparedness training exercise is taking place in the Eshkol Regional Council in southern Israel on Wednesday afternoon.

**Today is the yahrzeit of Gavaad Yerushalayim Rav Yisrael Yaakov Fischer ZT”L.

**In a vehicular accident involving a bus and a van on the Maale Adumim Rd. near Mishur Adumim, adjacent to the IDF base, one person was killed, one seriously injured, one moderate and some 20 people sustained light injuries. The accident occurred Wednesday morning.

**Arabs in Shomron are accusing “settlers” of torching a vehicle in the village of Burin.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)