Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Finance, Yuval Steinitz and Minister of Housing and Construction, Ariel Atias attend a press conference in Jerusalem
Parliament member of the Kadima party Tzahi Hanegbi leaves the Magistrate's court in Jerusalem.A three-judge panel ruled that MK Tzachi Hanegbi's perjury conviction consists of moral turpitude and sentenced him to pay a NIS 10,000 fine. The ruling bars Hanegbi from continuing to serve in the current Knesset, yet will enable him to run for the next Knesset.
Ethiopian Jews take part in a ceremony during the celebrations of the Sigd Festival in Jerusalem, Israel. This is the tenth year that Sigd, unique to the Ethiopian Jewish community, has been celerated in Israel.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague meets with Noam and Aviva Schalit, the parents of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, at their protest tent outside the Israeli Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem.