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Russian President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference with Moldovan President Igor Dodon, on Jan. 17, 2017. Credit: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office via Wikimedia Commons.

‘Shifting Russia-Ukraine dynamics unlikely to affect Israel’

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The ostensible coup launched by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin last month has led to debate over whether he exposed a vulnerability in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bulwark. But despite speculation of Putin’s imminent...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on May 9, 2018. Photo by Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.

Russia warns Israel not to arm Ukraine

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Russia on Wednesday warned Israel against arming Ukraine, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated he was considering providing military assistance to Kyiv and was willing to mediate. “We say that all countries that supply...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint press conference in Jerusalem, Jan. 24, 2020. Credit Office of the President of Ukraine.

New Israeli government, same Ukraine policy

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While campaigning for re-election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN he would consider arming Ukraine. He has made similar vague statements to the Ukrainian leadership since. While these promises seemed to encourage Ukraine to vote...

Knesset website targeted by Russian hackers with alleged Kremlin ties

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The Knesset website was targeted earlier this week by a Russian hacker group with alleged ties to the Kremlin, Channel 12 reported on Wednesday. Staff at the Israeli legislature reportedly identified the breach overnight Sunday and quickly...

Israel will not recognize results of Russian ‘referendums’ in Ukrainian provinces

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The Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Israel will not recognize the results of Russian “referendums” being held in Ukrainian provinces occupied by Russian forces.  Moscow reportedly plans to annex these territories illegally...

Russia and Iran’s growing military and political ties worry Israel

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Moscow’s struggle to overcome its isolation from the West has led to tighter ties with governments that are also at odds with the West, such as Iran, something that has created concern in Jerusalem. “It...
Jewish Ukrainians who fled war zones in Ukraine, seen leaving for the airport to board a Jewish Agency plane to Israel, March 6, 2022, in Warsaw, Poland. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Jewish Agency in Russia soldiers on despite tensions, immigration surge

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The Jewish Agency, which helps Jews immigrate to Israel, stands on shaky ground in Russia, as a Moscow court is set to hold a trial on its dissolution August 19. Even though it’s operating...
Former Jewish Agency of Israel chairman Nathan Sharansky attends a tour of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem on Oct. 23, 2007. Photo by Oren Fixler/Flash90.

Sharansky: Russia’s threats to ban Jewish Agency part of attempt to ‘break Western unity’

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Russia’s recent threats to ban the Jewish Agency for Israel are part of its broader attempts to sow discord in the West, former Jewish Agency chairman and human rights activist Natan Sharansky said on...
Russian President Vladimir Putin negotiates with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Ukrainian wheat, July 18, 2022. Credit: 42nd Street in Manhattan/Shutterstock.

Chabad threatens legal action against Kremlin over historical archives

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Chabad announced on Monday that it would launch unprecedented legal proceedings against Russia to demand the return of the Chassidic group’s historical library, which was illegally confiscated by the Russian authorities. Almost simultaneously, the Russian...
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Photographer RM/Shutterstock.

Lapid’s threats against Russia ‘not helpful’ amid Jewish Agency row

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Russia-Israel tensions have intensified in recent days as Moscow appears primed to force the “dissolution” of Jewish Agency for Israel operations in the country. An Israeli delegation prepared to head to Moscow with a...