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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...
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid leads the weekly Cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on July 24, 2022. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.

Lapid: Shuttering Jewish Agency in Russia could have ‘serious impact on diplomatic relations’

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned on Sunday that the shuttering of the Jewish Agency’s offices in Russia could have “a serious impact” on diplomatic relations between Jerusalem and Moscow. An Israeli delegation was set to...
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Yerevan, Armenia, to take part in the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on Oct. 1, 2019. Credit: Gevorg Ghazaryan/Shutterstock.

Israel watches warily as Russia, Iran build stronger ties

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Underscoring the warming ties between the two countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Iran on Tuesday. This was the third time since the start of the year that Putin has met with his...
A rally in support of Ukraine at Habima Square in Tel Aviv with a broadcast of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he appeals to Israel a month after the start of Russia's war on Ukraine, March 20, 2022. Credit: Israfoto/Shutterstock.

Israel continues to walk a diplomatic tightrope between Russia and Ukraine

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Israel continues to struggle to maintain integrity while balancing its delicate diplomatic relationships with both Ukraine and Russia. While Israel’s Ambassador to Russia Alex Ben Zvi received a summons on June 16 to explain an alleged...
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Why Russia has once again turned on the Jews

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Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, caused outrage earlier this week after he was asked on Italian TV how Russia could claim to be “de-Nazifying” Ukraine when its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is Jewish. Lavrov replied: “I...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks at Haaretz Democracy Conference in Jaffa on Nov. 9, 2021. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Israel’s president calls on Lavrov to apologize for anti-Semitic remarks

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to apologize for claiming that “even Hitler had Jewish blood.” “Lavrov is spreading anti-Semitic lies. I expect him to apologize,” Herzog told Haaretz on Tuesday. He said “at first,...
Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov delivers a speech at the Conference on Disarmament, March 14, 2022. Credit: U.N. Photo by Emmanuel Hungrecker.

Russia accuses Israel of supporting ‘neo-Nazi regime’ in Ukraine

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Russia’s foreign minister on Tuesday accused Israel of supporting “the neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv,” deepening a controversy he sparked two days earlier by claiming Hitler had “Jewish blood.” Asked by Italian media on Sunday how...
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid holds a press conference in Tel Aviv on April 14, 2022. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Bennett, Lapid condemn Lavrov’s remarks about Hitler’s ‘Jewish blood’

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Israel’s prime minister and foreign minister on Monday strongly condemned his Russian counterpart’s statement made the day before that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler “had Jewish blood.” Speaking to Italian news channel Zona Bianca, Russian Foreign Minister...
Israeli Ambassador to Russia Alexander Ben Zvi. Source: Twitter.

Russia summons Israeli ambassador over Lapid’s criticism of invasion

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Israel’s Ambassador to Russia Alexander Ben Zvi was summoned on Sunday to appear at the Russian Foreign Ministry. News of the summons arrived after Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and a number of other Israeli...
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Russia bans access to two Israeli Russian-speaking websites for its citizens

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Russia blocked off access for its citizens to 30 websites worldwide, including two Russian-language Israeli websites, Maariv reported on Wednesday. The two Israeli websites are Channel 9, a Russian-speaking Israeli television station, and Vesti, a Russian-language news website that...