While Vatican officials have pinned the cancellation on Francis' knee pain, a diplomatic source said the decision was partly due to concerns over the current terror wave in Israel.

If Iran’s rulers kept their end of the bargain – unlikely if history is any guide – the doors of the nuclear weapons club would still open to them soon enough. But they may be demanding too much even for Biden.

Security measures have reportedly been ramped up at and around the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi, according to a report by the Iranian opposition-aligned Iran International site.

"The Netherlands is making it very clear that the so-called conclusions of Amnesty International are incorrect, the term apartheid is a very serious allegation and in some cases, a malicious term, and clearly doesn’t apply to Israel," NGO Monitor official says.

By refusing to allow a conference to be held in their building where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was a speaker, New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage declared itself a partisan institution