Tag: Israel-Russia Relations
Jerusalem court cancels Russian government’s ownership of Old City Courtyard
The Jerusalem District Court canceled the transfer of ownership of Alexander’s Courtyard in Jerusalem to the Russian government.
The ruling came after an appeal by the Orthodox Palestine Society of the Holy Land that had...
The lessons for Israel from Russia’s war on Ukraine
Sometimes realpolitik must bow to international sentiment. The State of Israel’s instinctual response to the war launched against Ukraine by Russia’s authoritarian leader, Vladimir Putin, was to stay out of it.
But faced with an...
One Israeli killed in Ukraine, another reportedly captured by Russian Navy
An Israeli citizen was killed by Ukrainian forces on Monday evening, and another has been taken prisoner by the Russian navy, Israel’s Foreign Ministry reported.
Roman Brodsky, 37, was shot and killed while trying to...
Kremlin: Israel offered to mediate peace between Russia, Ukraine
The Kremlin says that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has offered to broker an end to fighting between Russia and Ukraine.
In a call on Sunday between Bennett and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian...
Russia could be preparing new challenge for West in Mediterranean, former Israeli envoy warns
Russia could be preparing an option to challenge the West and NATO in the Mediterranean and Middle East as a means of opening a new global hotspot, former Israeli Ambassador to Russia and Ukraine...
At UN, Russia denounces Israel’s sovereignty in Golan Heights after Jerusalem backs Ukraine
Russia denounced Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, hours before it launched its invasion of Ukraine.
“We are concerned over Tel Aviv’s announced plans for...
Bennett speaks with Putin about Iran, regional security
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday about Iran’s nuclear program, ongoing discussions about rejoining the 2015 nuclear deal that are taking place in Vienna and other security...
Russian ambassador to Syria: Israeli airstrikes undermine stability
Russian Ambassador to Syria Alexander Yefimov on Thursday harshly criticized the recent string of alleged Israeli airstrikes in Syria, saying that they undermine joint Kremlin-Damascus efforts to stabilize the country, and even pose a threat to...
Bennett, Putin discuss Iran, Syria during five-hour Sochi meeting
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that his recent meeting in Sochi with Russian President Vladimir Putin had been “very good and in-depth.”
In his opening address at the weekly Cabinet meeting, Bennett...
Bennett plans to meet with Putin in Russia, in part to discuss Iran aggression
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is slated to travel on Oct. 22 to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time, the prime minister’s office announced on Twitter on Tuesday.
The two leaders...