Posts Tagged: Naama Issachar
Naama Issachar Arrives Home in Israel After Being Freed From Russian Jail: ‘I’m Grateful for Everything’
After spending nearly a year in Russian prison, Naama Issachar returned home to Israel on Thursday, telling the press after she arrived that she was...
Russia Frees Jailed Israeli-American Backpacker After Putin Pardon
Russia freed a Israeli-American woman on Thursday who had been jailed on drugs charges, after President Vladimir Putin granted her a pardon following a high-profile...
Putin Pardons Young Israeli-American Woman Jailed in Russia on Drug Charges
President Vladimir Putin officially pardoned an Israeli-American woman jailed in Russia on Wednesday, bringing months of diplomatic efforts and a grassroots campaign to obtain her...
Israeli-American Woman Jailed in Russia Formally Requests Pardon; Putin Set to Make Decision in ‘Near Future’
The Kremlin said on Monday it had received a formal pardon request from a young Israeli-American woman jailed in Russia and President Vladimir Putin would...
After Meeting With Putin, Mother of Israeli-American Woman Jailed in Russia Says, ‘I Came Out Smiling’
Following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Jerusalem on Thursday, the mother of a young Israeli-American woman jailed in Russia said, “I came...
Putin: ‘Everything Will Be Okay’ for Israeli-American Woman Jailed in Russia
President Vladimir Putin said during a visit to Israel on Thursday that he had given assurances to the mother of Naama Issachar, an Israeli-American woman jailed in...
Russia’s Chief Rabbi Believes Naama Issachar Saga ‘Finally Nearing the End’
Russia’s chief rabbi expressed optimism on Tuesday about the potential release of a young Israeli-American woman imprisoned in his country on drug charges, saying, “I...
Putin, Netanyahu Expected to Discuss Case of Jailed Israeli-American Woman During Russian Leader’s Visit to Jewish State
The case of a young Israeli-American woman jailed in Russia is expected to be discussed when President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
After Call With Putin, Netanyahu Exudes ‘Optimism’ About Potential Release of Israeli-American Woman Jailed in Russia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed "optimism" about obtaining the release of a young Israeli-American woman imprisoned in Russia following a phone conversation with Russian...
Netanyahu Sends Letter to Israeli-American Woman Imprisoned in Russia: ‘With You Always, Until Your Release and After’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently sent a personal letter to a young Israeli-American woman imprisoned in Russia, pledging that he would be “with you...
Israeli-American Woman Jailed in Russia on Drug Charges Secretly Moved to New Prison, Without Warm Clothes
A young Israeli-American woman jailed in Russia has been secretly moved to a new prison, Israeli media outlets reported on Tuesday. Naama Issachar, 26, was arrested...
In Call With Putin, Netanyahu Urges Release of Israeli-American Woman Languishing in Russian Jail
In a telephone call on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Iran and the situation in Syria, as well...
Mother of Israeli-American Woman Imprisoned in Russia Meets Daughter for First Time Since Appeal Denied
The mother of a young Israeli-American woman imprisoned for seven-and-a-half years in Russia on drug charges met her daughter in prison on Tuesday for the...
‘We Need a Hanukkah Miracle,’ Says Sister of Israeli-American Woman Imprisoned in Russia
The sister of an Israeli-American woman imprisoned in Russia on drug charges said that her family needed a “Hanukkah miracle” after her appeal was rejected. Naama...
