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Israeli President Isaac Herzog is greeted by an honor guard upon his arrival in Ukraine, Oct. 5, 2021. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

Israeli ministries meet to plan possible airlift of Ukrainian Jews if Russia attacks

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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...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, left, meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, Oct. 22, 2021. Photo by Koby Gideon/GPO.

Bennett speaks with Putin about Iran, regional security

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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...
The aftermath of an alleged Israeli missile strike on the container yard of Syria's Latakia port, Dec. 28, 2021. Credit: Syrian Arab News Agency.

Syrian official slams Russia for ‘silence’ over alleged Israeli strikes

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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,...
The Israeli agro-tech company Vertical Field sets up healthy-greens farms inside of retail stores. Credit: DJC.COM.UA.

Israeli company sets up vertical farms in retail stores in Russia, Ukraine

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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...
Journalists Maria Ressa (left) and Dmitry Muratov, winners of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, Oct. 10, 2021. Credit: Wikipedia.

‘Simply put, the journalist must change the world for the better’

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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...
Achilles Tsaltas, president of the Democracy & Culture Foundation, with Father Patrick Desbois, head of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center Academic Council, Sept. 30, 2021. Credit: Courtesy of the Athens Democracy Forum.

Athens Democracy Forum highlights rise in anti-Semitism as it marks Babi Yar massacre

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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...
Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2019. Credit: Sasa Dzambic Photography/Shutterstock.

Israel faces Russia policy change, or perhaps political posturing, regarding Syria

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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 at the 62nd International Math Olympiad (IMO) in St. Petersburg, Russia. Source: Facebook.

Israeli high school students win six medals (three gold) at International Math Olympiad

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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...
Court proceedings. Credit: New Africa/Shutterstock.

Israeli court sentences woman who entered Syria to eight months in prison

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The Nazareth Magistrates Court sentenced a young woman who crossed into Syria illegally and was returned to Israel earlier this year to eight months in prison on Monday. In February, Syrian authorities took the 25-year-old...
Russia's Checkmate fighter jet on display at the MAKS international air exhibition. Source: Screenshot.

Russia’s new ‘Checkmate’ stealth jet expected to arrive in the Middle East

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As soon as it can enter into operations, the new Russian single-engine stealth fighter jet will likely arrive in the Middle East through future arms sales to local countries, though this does not form...