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Irina Shur. Credit: Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.

Holocaust survivor stabbed to death in Moscow apartment

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A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor was discovered stabbed to death last week in her apartment in Moscow. An unidentified 69-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the murder of Irina Shur, a former professor at the...
A look at Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Credit: amanderson2 via Flickr.

Rumblings of regional strife in the Caucasus could make its way to Israel

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One of the most unexpected, lesser known and not often reported bilateral relationships is the ties between Israel and Azerbaijan. While both countries are small, Israel is constantly garnering global headlines and attention for...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Donald Trump. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Donald Trump and the Western alliance

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to significantly reduce the number of American troops stationed in Germany has been causing ripples even among Republican lawmakers, who are—and not for the first time—expressing concern that the...

June 3, 1885: Sverdlov The Bolshevik, was born

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Yakov Mikhaylovich Sverdlov, the author of Russia’s revolutionary constitution and one of the chief planners of the 1917 October Revolution, was born in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on this date in 1885....

Russia, Saudi Arabia and the US: A slippery oil triangle

OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, held a meeting in Vienna on Feb. 6 to try to reach agreement on oil prices and production levels. The meeting ended without agreement following Russia’s refusal to...
The Northern Star Jewish community center and synagogue in Arkhangelsk, Russia. Source: Screenshot via Google Maps.

Third recent arson attack results in significant damage to Russia synagogue

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A northern Russian synagogue was severely damaged on Sunday, during the holiday of Passover, in what was an apparent arson attack, according to the local Jewish community. Although no one was hurt in the fire,...
A view shows the rubble of buildings following Russian airstrikes on the outskirts of Maaret Misrin town in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on March 5, 2020. Photo by Ali Syria/Flash90 Photo by Ali Syria/Flash90.

Has Syria reactivated its chemical-weapons program? Recent strikes might provide a clue

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Syrian media reports of Israeli airstrikes, allegedly launched early on March 5 in central and southern Syria, may be a sign that Damascus has renewed its chemical-weapons program. According to Yediot Achronot, one of the targets...
A view shows the rubble of buildings following Russian airstrikes on the outskirts of Maaret Misrin town in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on March 5, 2020. Photo by Ali Syria/Flash90 Photo by Ali Syria/Flash90.

Has Syria reactivated its chemical-weapons program? Recent strikes might provide a clue

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Syrian media reports of Israeli airstrikes, allegedly launched early on March 5 in central and southern Syria, may be a sign that Damascus has renewed its chemical-weapons program. According to Yediot Achronot, one of the targets...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Former Israeli defense official calls for joining of US and Russia to roll back...

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The next Israeli government should aim to bring the United States and Russia together to decrease Iran’s destructive influence in the region, a former senior Israeli defense official has told JNS. Professor Rear Admiral (Ret.)...
Protesters call for the release of Naama Issachar, an Israeli woman imprisoned in Russia for drug offenses, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, on Oct. 19, 2019. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Israeli-American backpacker Naama Issachar freed from Russian prison

Naama Issachar, an Israeli-American woman who has been imprisoned in Russia on drug charges since April, was released from prison on Thursday, the Russian prison service said in a statement. “Due to the presidential decree...