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A historic sign at the railway spur in Sobibor. Credit: Jacques Lahitte via Wikimedia Commons.

Putin plays with the Holocaust

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Back in January, the unlikely figure of Paddington Bear—the cuddly, bright-eyed cub much adored by young children down the years—ran afoul of the Russian government. As part of its policy of limiting the influence...
Valentina Matviyenko, chairwoman of the Council of the Federation of Russia—the Russian parliament’s Upper House—speaking at the International Conference on Countering Xenophobia and Anti-Semitism in Moscow. November 2018. Credit: Courtesy.

Survey: Anti-Semitism seems to be on the decline in Russia

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Anti-Semitism has apparently decreased in Russia. According to a recent survey, 75 percent of Russians said anti-Semitism has either declined or remained constant over the last five years, while 17.6 percent said it has increased. Conducted...
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.

Friend or foe? Russia and Israel grapple with geostrategic interests in Mideast

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The announcement this month that Russia planned to transfer the advance S-300 surface-to-air defense system to Syria in response to the recent accidental downing of a Russian military plane in Syria, raised alarm bells...
Railway station in Omsk, Russia, in southwest Siberia. Credit: Flickr via Wikimedia Commons.

Russia to deport Siberia’s chief rabbi over ‘espionage’

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A Russian court has ordered Siberia’s Chief Rabbi Asher Krichevsky deported, along with his wife and six children for alleged espionage. The court in Omsk, the second-largest city in Siberia, rejected an appeal by Krichevsky...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Credit: YouTube Screenshot.

Netanyahu vows to apprehend ‘heinous’ Barkan terrorist

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Israeli security forces will not rest until they ‎arrest Ashraf Walid Suleiman Na’alwa, who ‎murdered two Israelis at the Barkan Industrial Park ‎in Samaria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on ‎Monday.‎ A massive manhunt has been in...
From left: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ankara. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Former envoy: Israel-Russia crisis artificial, driven by anti-Semitism

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The crisis between Israel and Russia resulting from a Russian military aircraft being shot down over Syria last week is “calculated and artificial, unrelated to reality or the facts, because the Russians want payment,”...
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.

Israel, US blast Russia over S-300 transfer to Syria

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Israel and the United States strongly criticized Russia over its decision to transfer the advanced S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Moscow’s decision to...
A Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile system on display in Moscow in 2009. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Russia’s transfer of S-300 to Syria: A disturbing, but surmountable, military challenge

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The announcement by Russia on Monday to transfer its advanced S-300 air-defense system to the Syrian government within two weeks is a disturbing yet surmountable challenge to Israel. In a move that can only be...
Maj.-Gen. Igor Konashenkov, chief spokesman for Russia's Ministry of Defense, being interviewed during the deployment of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, January 2016. Credit: Russia Ministry of Defense via Wikimedia Commons.

Despite IDF report, Russia blames Israel for downed spy plane over Syria

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Despite a detailed report by the Israel Defense Forces showing that Syria was to blame for the downing of a Russian spy plane during an Israeli attack on a weapons facility in Latakia, Moscow...
A Russian Su-24 fighter jet. On Nov. 24, a Turkish F-16 fighter jet shot down a Russian Su-24 (not the one pictured here) near the Turkish-Syrian border, igniting the current tensions between Russia and Turkey. Credit: Alexander Mishin via Wikimedia Commons.

Russia blames Israel after Syria shoots down its plane, killing 15 soldiers

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Russia is blaming Israel after Syria, its ally, shot down a Russian plane on Monday, killing 15 Russian troops. Footage of the event shows bombs exploding while air-defense rockets launch upwards. No video from the...