Tag: Russia
Israelis in Kyiv asked to contact Foreign Ministry amid Ukraine-Russia tensions
Israel’s Foreign Ministry and the Israeli Embassy in Kyiv have asked Israelis in the country to provide them with contact information, apparently in preparation for a possible military confrontation between Russia and Ukraine. Some...
NATO reinforces eastern Europe, puts troops on standby as Russia-Ukraine tensions rise
NATO has reportedly sent additional ships and fighter jets to eastern Europe and placed thousands of troops on standby over the buildup of Russian forces on the border with Ukraine.
According to the U.S. Department...
Israeli ministries meet to plan possible airlift of Ukrainian Jews if Russia attacks
Top Israeli government officials and leaders of Jewish organizations held a meeting on Sunday to discuss the possibility of evacuating Jews from Ukraine if Russia invades.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been amassing troops at...
Bennett speaks with Putin about Iran, regional security
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday about Iran’s nuclear program, ongoing discussions about rejoining the 2015 nuclear deal that are taking place in Vienna and other security...
Syrian official slams Russia for ‘silence’ over alleged Israeli strikes
Recent airstrikes on Syria, attributed by Syrian officials to Israel, have led to friction between Syria’s military and their Russian counterparts, the Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar reported on Monday.
A senior Syrian official who spoke to the paper,...
Israeli company sets up vertical farms in retail stores in Russia, Ukraine
Vertical Field, an Israeli agro-technology company that develops vertical farming systems, announced partnerships with major retail chains in Russia (Magnit) and Ukraine (Varus).
As part of the joint venture, Vertical Field—owned by Israeli businessman Mikhael...
‘Simply put, the journalist must change the world for the better’
Last Monday’s edition of Novaya Gazeta was perhaps one of the most festive ever. It was the first edition following the announcement by the Nobel Prize Committee that transformed the newspaper’s editor, Dmitry Muratov, into an...
Athens Democracy Forum highlights rise in anti-Semitism as it marks Babi Yar massacre
A discussion was held on Thursday at the Athens Democracy Forum marking exactly 80 years since the Nazi massacre of Ukrainian Jews at Babi Yar on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv (Kiev). In...
Israel faces Russia policy change, or perhaps political posturing, regarding Syria
Lebanese media outlets as well as Saudi Arabia’s London-based Asharq Al-Awsat have reported that Israel’s freedom of action against Iran in Syria is dwindling as Russia makes changes to its policy vis-à-vis its relationship with Israel....
Israeli high school students win six medals (three gold) at International Math Olympiad
Israeli high school students won six medals at the 62nd International Math Olympiad (IMO) in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Israel’s national team finished in seventh place, its best ranking to date, among all countries involved in the two-day...