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Survey: Anti-Semitism seems to be on the decline in Russia
05.11.2018
Just 1 percent of respondents said they have witnessed physical assaults on Jews, while 73 percent said they’ve seen verbal attacks.
Valentina Matviyenko, chairwoman of the Council of the Federation of Russia—the Russian parliament’s Upper House—speaking at the International Conference on Countering Xenophobia and Anti-Semitism in Moscow. November 2018. Credit: Courtesy.
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Israel Hayom
Eyal Zisser28.10.2018
Israel should revise its policy on Syria
Even without Russian indifference, it’s ‎hard to imagine that Israeli airstrikes would make the Iranians rethink their plans for ‎Syria. ‎
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Report: Russia will start to demand extra notice of Israeli airstrikes over Syria
25.10.2018
If it goes into place, the demand would limit Israel’s freedom of movement and military success in Syria, endangering Israeli pilots and giving Iranian agents based there more time to hide or protect targets.
From left: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Russia, 2017 Source: Kremlin.
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US issues warning to Russia about helping Iran escape upcoming oil sanctions
22.10.2018
The United States warned Russia on Sunday about assisting Iranian attempts to evade an upcoming round of U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic, scheduled to take effect on Nov. 4.
The Arak IR-40 heavy water reactor in Iran. With Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Iran visit on the horizon, Iran’s nuclear game proceeds apace. Credit: Nanking2012/Wikimedia Commons.
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Report: Russia transfers upgraded S-300 missile batteries to Syria
Israel Hayom19.10.2018
Three anti-aircraft batteries are more sophisticated than the S-300 air-defense systems transferred to the Syrian regime in September.
A Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile system on display in Moscow in 2009. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Friend or foe? Russia and Israel grapple with geostrategic interests in Mideast
Sean Savage12.10.2018
While the Russian transfer of S-300 surface-to-air defense system to Syria will complicate U.S. and Israeli operations in Syria, it is not a game-changer, but instead more of a political statement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on May 9, 2018. Photo by Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.
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Israel Hayom
Ariel Bolstein11.10.2018
With Russia, there’s no free lunch
The people of Israel have returned to the Golan Heights to stay, forever.
Ariel Bolstein (Credit: Israel Hayom)
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Russia to deport Siberia’s chief rabbi over ‘espionage’
Hanan GreenwoodIsrael Hayom10.10.2018
Court rejects appeal by Chabbad-Lubavitch emissary Asher Krichevsky against his deportation, finds him guilty of “engaging in activities that constitute threat to Russian Federation, its citizens.”
Railway station in Omsk, Russia, in southwest Siberia. Credit: Flickr via Wikimedia Commons.
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Besa Center
Burak Bekdil10.10.2018
Turkey’s Syrian quagmire
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan does not understand that his biggest divergence with Russia is over the future of all of Syria, not just a Syrian province.
Burak Bekdil (Credit: Youtube)
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Netanyahu vows to apprehend ‘heinous’ Barkan terrorist
Adi HashmonaiIsrael Hayom09.10.2018
“We grieve today for Kim ‎Levengrond Yehezkel and Ziv Hajbi, may God avenge ‎their blood. We will catch this heinous killer and ‎we will settle the score. Israeli blood will not be ‎spilled in vain‎,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ‎Netanyahu says as the manhunt for the gunmen continues.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Credit: YouTube Screenshot.
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Russian foreign minister: S-300 air-defense system delivered to Syria
30.09.2018
“The deliveries started already,” said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “The measures we will take will be devoted to ensure 100 percent safety and security of our men in Syria, and we will do this.”
A Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile system on display in Moscow in 2009. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Israel and US blast Russia over S-300 transfer to Syria
24.09.2018
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin that “providing advanced weapons systems to irresponsible actors will magnify dangers in the region.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on May 9, 2018. Photo by Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.
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Russia’s transfer of S-300 to Syria: A disturbing, but surmountable, military challenge
Yaakov Lappin24.09.2018
The move comes as a response to the downing of a Russian spy plane, which was shot out of the sky by Syrian air-defense units that fired recklessly while trying to hit Israeli jets.
A Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile system on display in Moscow in 2009. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Despite IDF report, Russia blames Israel for downed spy plane over Syria
23.09.2018
The Russian defense ministry rejected evidence presented by IDF officers, who flew to Moscow to show proof that a Syrian missile bombardment was responsible for the deaths of 15 servicemen.
Maj.-Gen. Igor Konashenkov, chief spokesman for Russia's Ministry of Defense, being interviewed during the deployment of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, January 2016. Credit: Russia Ministry of Defense via Wikimedia Commons.
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Israeli report details how Syrian fire took down plane
21.09.2018
Following an urgent meeting between Israeli and Russian military officials after the downing of a Russian spy plane over Syria, a 40-page report reveals that Syria shot down the aircraft while responding to an Israeli airstrike.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on May 9, 2018. Photo by Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.
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