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Jewish lawmakers moved by Zelensky address, mixed on next steps to support Ukraine
After Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke by video to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday morning, Jewish members were moved by Zelensky’s speech, though expressed slightly varied positions on what to do next.
During...
Lapid: Israel condemns war, but it will not act as bypass channel of Russia...
Israel will not act as a bypass channel of sanctions for Russia imposed by the West, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Monday, according to a report by Globes.
In a meeting with Slovakian Foreign Minister...
Joseph Lieberman: US inaction against Russia empowers Iran
America, the four other permanent U.N. Security Council members and Germany should realize that allowing Russia to get away with its invasion of Ukraine “will encourage countries like Iran to be more aggressive with...
Opposing Putin is about more than sympathy for an underdog
Americans are so polarized that even when almost everyone basically agrees about something, their instincts tell them to distrust it. That’s what’s happening in the discussion about Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Virtually...
Bennett speaks with Putin, Zelensky as US announces ban on Russian-oil imports
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the second time in recent days.
According to the Kremlin, Putin discussed with the Israeli leader Moscow’s assessment of the third round of...
Russia reportedly ‘trying to recruit Syrian fighters’ for Ukraine war
Russia is attempting to recruit Syrian fighters for its war against Ukraine, an American defense official quoted by multiple American media outlets said on Tuesday.
The official said a report by The Wall Street Journal the previous...
Jewish refugees outside Moldova’s capital struggle with their next move
Some 5,000 Jewish refugees have reached safety in Moldova, a small country wedged between Ukraine and Romania. A fraction found shelter at the Dacia Marin recreation center, 15 miles east of the capital Chisinau....
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 Iranian regime supports Putin’s ‘special operation’ in Ukraine
After hesitating at the outset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Iranian regime is now fully backing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special operation” there. The regime blames the United States and NATO accountable for...
Israel fears Western appeasement of Russia emboldens Iran
The United States, China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and Germany—known as the P5+1—appear to be closing in on a deal with Iran over its ongoing nuclear-weapons program. At the same time, Israeli officials...