Iceland parliament committee favors scrapping bill to ban circumcision The body's objection, which is not binding, following intensive lobbying by international Jewish groups against the draft legislation.
German music industry ends top award over rappers with anti-Semitic lyrics The Echo brand is too badly damaged to continue, the association that gives out the award said.
Czech Republic to begin process of moving its embassy to Jerusalem The first stage is to appoint an honorary consul to Jerusalem; no timetable was given for an embassy move.