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The Russian and Japanese delegations meet during the Treaty of Portsmouth in 1905. Courtesy: P. F. Collier & Son via Wikimedia Commons.

‘Big stick’ politics can end the war between Russia and Ukraine

President Donald Trump has his work cut out for him as he seeks to make peace between these adversaries, though history points a way forward.

Joseph Frager

March 4, 2025

Iranian missiles on display at a Quds Day rally in Tehran, Iran, June 23, 2017. Credit: Saeediex/Shutterstock.

Russian missile experts said to have visited Tehran in 2024

The experts, holding high ranks in Russia's military, specialized in air-defense missile systems, artillery and rocketry and advanced weapons development.

JNS Staff

March 4, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were also in attendance, Feb. 28, 2025. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images.

The Trump-Zelenskyy spat isn’t a warning to Israel

The notion that Trump’s refusal to let Zelenskyy dictate U.S. policy sets a precedent for the Jewish state is a partisan talking point. The two relationships have little in common.

Jonathan S. Tobin

March 3, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, right, attends the Victory Day Parade in Moscow, Russia along with Russian President Vladimir Putin, center and Serb President Aleksandar Vucic on May 9, 2018. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO).

Russia invites Israel to ‘Victory Day’ events on May 9; US, EU unwelcome

The invitation reflects the Jewish state's relatively mild approach to Russia following its invasion into Ukraine.

Canaan Lidor

March 3, 2025

Russian traffic police secure an area in front of a residential building following a blast in Moscow, on Feb. 3, 2025. Photo by Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP via Getty Images.

Russian authorities foil attack on Moscow Jewish institution, metro station

The terrorist was identified as a Muslim Russian citizen born in Central Asia.

JNS Staff

March 3, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in the Oval Office at the White House, on Feb. 28, 2025. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images.

The US, Ukraine and Israel

Unlike Zelenskyy, the darling of the West, Netanyahu’s been vilified and his country condemned, even by allies, including Ukraine, at the United Nations.

Ruthie Blum

March 2, 2025

Turkish soldiers stand at attention as red smoke fills the air during Republic Day celebrations in Kayseri on Oct. 29, 2024. Photo by Damoun Pournemati/Middle East Images via AFP.

Israel pressures US to keep Russian bases in a ‘weakened’ Syria

Jerusalem is increasingly concerned about Ankara's influence on the new Islamist leadership in Damascus.

JNS Staff

March 1, 2025

Israeli Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber. Credit: Courtesy.

Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi to visit Russia

The announcement comes just one day after Israel joined the United States in voting against a U.N. resolution reaffirming the world body’s condemnation of Russia for its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.

JNS Staff

Feb. 26, 2025

Results of votes on a draft resolution are displayed during a U.N. General Assembly meeting for a special session on the three-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war at the headquarters of the world body in New York City on Feb. 24, 2025. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images.

Israel was right to stick with Trump at the UN

As the new administration flexes its diplomatic muscles in Europe and the Middle East, Jerusalem must stand with its ally rather than with Ukraine and its American supporters.

Jonathan S. Tobin

Feb. 25, 2025