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Former director of the Israel Missile Defense Organization Yair Ramati says its arrival will force Israel to ensure that its air defenses can deal with the new jet, while further undercutting the Jewish state’s objections to selling F-35s to friendly states.
America has maintained its own arms embargo on Iran; Russia has yet to sign major arms contracts with Tehran, but concern exists over future potential sales of air-defense systems, anti-ship missiles and fighter jets, says Col. (res.) Udi Evental.
The ceremony took place at the Tzora Forest, a large swath of pine trees that stretch more than 11,000 acres.
The Israeli prime minister tells his counterpart in Moscow that he views Russian-Jewish aliyah as a bridge between the two countries.
The demise of the Soviet Union mirrors the collapse of the Ottoman Empire following World War I and the development of separate independent states in the Mideast.
If their coronavirus morbidity numbers do not improve significantly, they will join the list of countries totally off limits to Israeli travelers, says Israel’s Health Ministry.
In previously unseen footage, broadcast during talks for the release of the Israeli woman who crossed the border into Syria, the legendary spy is seen walking through streets of the country’s capital.
Israel releases two Syrian shepherds who recently crossed the border and reduces the sentence of Golan Heights resident Nihal al-Maqt as a “goodwill gesture.”
Alexander Ilichevsky, one Russia’s most renowned authors, lives in Jerusalem, works as a medical physicist at Hadassah Ein Karem and is completely unknown in the country he has called home for the last eight years.
As Iran tensions remain high, moving Israel to CENTOM’s area of responsibility would enable Israel, the United States and Arab partners to conduct joint exercises and planning for Iran-specific threats, thereby boosting readiness, says Jonathan Ruhe, director of foreign policy at JINSA.
Report: Palestinian Authority greenlights Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
Russian Direct Investment Fund reports that P.A. has approved Sputnik-5 vaccine for use without demanding additional clinical trials, with the first doses to be delivered by February.
Former Shin Bet technology division head Ron Shamir says U.S. cyber defenders are experiencing a “very difficult hour.” Former Israeli official Micky Aharonson notes that the massive attack could be part of Russia’s attempt to strengthen its negotiating position with Washington.
