Tag: Russia
US-Russia Military Encounter in Syria: Implications for Israel
For the most part, Israel has always been able to identify and manage its own particular involvements with Syria, regarding both the incessantly criminal regime of Bashar al-Assad and the sub-national groups in-league with...
Russia and Syria accuse Israel of bombing base, killing 14
Syrian President Bashar Assad and the Russian defense ministry accused Israel of launching a predawn missile strike on Monday on a Syrian air base, killing 14 people, including numerous Iranian military personnel.
Israeli officials have...
Jewish groups call out Putin for hinting Jews, not Russia, meddled in U.S. elections
In an interview with NBC on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the Kremlin did not influence the 2016 U.S presidential elections, but that perhaps “Jews, but with Russian citizenship,” did.
Asked about allegations...
Syria ‘balkanization’ becomes more permanent, even as Assad regains some territory
As Syrian President Bashar Assad continues solidifying his hold in power around Damascus with the aid of Russian airstrikes, it is becoming clear that the regime will not be able to retake many other parts of...
The Real Russia Challenge Trump Faces
After beating ISIS, the administration can’t stand by idly as the chaos in Syria leads to war between Israel and Iran’s Hezbollah auxiliaries.
Donald Trump was elected president of the United States promising an “America...
Experts warn of ‘escalation’ between Israel and Russia over Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week did not appear to resolve the two countries’ differing objectives in Syria, and it remains unclear if the status-quo can continue.
Russian...
Rolling Back Iranian Expansionism Means Contending With A Rising Russia
NSA McMaster is turning towards rolling back Iranian expansionism, now that ISIS appears to be nearly finished. What exactly the strategy will entail is not yet clear, but at the very least it should...
Russian probe asks if czar’s 1918 killing was ritual murder by Jews
MOSCOW (AP) - The head of a Russian Orthodox Church panel looking into the 1918 killing of Russia's last czar and his family said it is investigating whether it was a ritual murder - a statement...
Netanyahu to Putin: Iran want to take over Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, during which Netanyahu stated that Iran's growing role in Syria poses a threat to Israel, the Middle East and the world. Following...
New representative of ex-Soviet Jewry is billionaire once jailed in Putin’s Russia
Eight years after his release from wrongful imprisonment in Russia, the Israeli billionaire Mikhael Mirilashvili was elected to lead the World Jewish Congress Euro-Asian affiliate representing communities from Ukraine to Singapore.
Mirilashvili, who was released...