Russia
Top security officials from the United States, Israel and Russia will meet “to work together to get rid of the primary irritant in the Middle East, which is the Islamic Republic of Iran,” according to a Trump official.
The monument is an abstract composition of black and white marble, which depicts hands pulling open a door’s shutters.
This year’s event marking the America’s 243rd Independence Day will be held on July 2 at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem.
The development comes as tension between Iran and the United States, and its Gulf partners, has increased in the past month.
Criticizing the “failed” previous U.S. summit in Warsaw on Iran, the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv said that the latest summit in Bahrain represents the “persistent desire to replace a comprehensive political solution with economic ‘bonuses.’ ”
Columnist in Syrian daily close to the regime of Bashar Assad: As Russia-Iran disagreements in Syria increase, each country pressures regime to accept its initiative for the region.
No casualties or injuries were reported; however, damage was extensive.
According to Syrian opposition reports, Cohen’s remains may already be on the way home. The reports, which began appearing on April 14, have also included new information about the remains of other Israelis in Syria.
In Russia, the notion of a “hero who died for his homeland” is sacred. Every year in Russia, thousands of volunteers search for soldiers who fell defending their homeland from the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War (World War II).
“We will be requested to pay; the Russians believe there are no free lunches,” said Micky Aharonson, former head of the foreign-relations directorate of the National Security Council in Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office.
“Our military, together with Syrian partners, established the place of his burial,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We are very pleased that at home they can give him the necessary military honors.”
Moscow has also attempted to play the role of mediator between Israel and Iran, seeking to douse the shadow war raging between them on Syrian soil. Israel, for its part, is determined to disrupt Iran’s plan to turn Syria into a war front against it.
