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Ex-IDF intel. officials: Balanced Israeli combativeness can cause Russia to reduce hostility

INSS gives recipe for calibrated confrontation with Moscow to reduce support for Iran, Houthis, Hamas without leading to conflagration

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R)
 Sasha Troponov meets with the chief rabbi of Russia the morning after his release.

Ex-hostage Sasha Troufanov wraps tefillin with Russian chief rabbi day after release

Olim attend an event marking 25 years of the great aliyah from the former Soviet Union,  in Jerusalem in 2015. Do we no longer have the resolve to save Jews?

How Israel risks distancing the Russian Jewish community - opinion

 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2023

Russia deepening ties with global axis of evil, Israel charges at UN


Hamas official says ceasefire needed before hostages can be freed - Russian newspaper

Israel urged Russia on Thursday to expel the visiting Hamas delegation, calling their invitation to Moscow "deplorable".

Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh attends a meeting with members of international media at his office in Gaza City, June 20, 2019

Israel’s Russia and China policy in spotlight after Hamas attack - analysis

Russia and China have both slammed Israel's approach to the current war in Gaza.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a reception at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023.

'Russian propaganda': Ukraine warns Israelis of fake news on planned Uman attack

The Ukrainian Embassy in Israel also took this as an opportunity to take aim at Israel for its recent filmmaking agreement with Russia.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish pilgrims pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah holiday, the Jewish New Year, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Uman, Ukraine September 25, 2022. A sign reads: “We pray for peace in Ukraine”

Israeli vessel breaks through Moscow’s Black Sea grain blockade - report

Russia stepped away from an agreement that allowed Ukraine to export grain from its ports in mid-July.

Grain field

Did Israel warn Russia against judicial reform interference? - analysis

Russia is tied with the US as the world’s top nuclear power and with an armed force that dwarfs Israel’s in size - would Israel have the audacity to “warn” Russia about anything?

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R)

UN Children and Armed Conflict report to blacklist Russia, not Israel

The report on children and armed conflict includes the list intended to shame parties to conflicts in the hope of pushing them to implement measures to protect children.

 Russian reservists recruited during the partial mobilisation of troops attend a ceremony before departing to the zone of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the Rostov region, Russia October 31, 2022.

Russia must withdraw from Ukraine, 147 UNGA members say, including Israel

The UNGA called on Russia to “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine.”

 Gilad Erdan, Israel Ambassador to the United Nations seen at the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations, in NYC, USA, on January 16, 2023.

Netanyahu: I'd consider mediating Ukraine-Russia peace if asked - CNN interview

Benjamin Netanyahu's Tuesday night interview with Jake Tapper included questions on Ukraine, peace negotiations with the Palestinians and his new Israeli government.

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government conference at the PM's office in Jerusalem on January 22, 2023.

If given the chance, Netanyahu should try to mediate Russia, Ukraine - editorial

If Netanyahu can intervene a little, he needs to do it with his eyes wide open since Russia's new best friend is now Iran.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, Russia September 12, 2019.

Senator Graham: Idea that Israel should speak less about Russia is 'unnerving'

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said that Israel “will talk less” with respect to the Russian-Ukrainian war.

 US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) looks on during a news conference calling to designate Russia as state sponsor of terrorism, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, US, September 14, 2022.

Jersey police admit unlawfully searching premises linked to Roman Abramovich

The searches were carried out at premises allegedly connected to Abramovich in April 2022 and, following a judicial review, were found to have been unlawful. 

 Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich walks past the High Court in London on November 16, 2011.