Tag: Russia
Gantz: Netanyahu will be ‘level-headed’ about Iran strike
Outgoing Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Tuesday that Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu would be “level-headed” concerning the possibility of a military strike against Iran.
“We need to prepare for this possibility and we...
Israelis sanctioned for helping sway Moldova vote
An Israeli millionaire and his wife were sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday, accused of efforts to exert the Russian government’s influence in Moldova.
Among the 21 persons and companies added to those...
White House ‘deeply disappointed’ by Palestinian pivot toward Russia
The U.S. administration has criticized Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas for seeking to involve Russia in the peace process with Israel, Axios reported on Saturday.
On Thursday, Abbas told Russian President Vladmir Putin during a meeting on...
Russia deploying Iranian-made suicide drones in Ukraine
Russia is deploying Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in its war against Ukraine, and although it is not yet possible to determine their exact operational effectiveness, the weapons could pose a significant challenge for...
Hamas leaders in Moscow: We are entitled ‘to resist by every means’
Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’s political bureau, his deputy Saleh al-Arouri and bureau members Moussa Abu Marzouq and Maher Salah paid an official visit to Moscow last week at the invitation of the...
Israel to play key role in Germany’s ability to defend against Russian missiles
Already in early April, reports began surfacing that Berlin is interested in purchasing Israeli-made air- and missile-defense systems, in addition to unmanned aerial vehicles.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a little over a month old,...
Pro-Russia forces in Ukraine free captured Israeli man
Russian official media reported that an Israeli national who was abducted by pro-Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine has been freed and is on his way to Israel.
According to Russian Television and Radio, Vladimir Kozlovsky...
Mr. Putin goes to Tehran
Despite spending five months baiting Ukraine’s leaders as “neo-Nazis,” among them the country’s Jewish President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin didn’t bat an eyelid as he embraced a genuine Nazi sympathizer and Holocaust...
Russia orders Jewish Agency to alter operations inside country
Russia has ordered the Jewish Agency for Israel to modify its operations inside the country in a move that could hamper the organization’s ability to function, according to Israeli media reports.
The development comes amid...
Israel continues to walk a diplomatic tightrope between Russia and Ukraine
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...