Posts Tagged: russia
Trump Administration Complicates US-Russia-Israel Triangle, Experts Say
JNS.org - In the early days of the Trump presidency, Israel’s relations with Russia remain friendly and pragmatic, yet simultaneously full of tension. Following President Donald Trump’s campaign...
World Leaders React to Trump Inauguration; Russia Aims to Fix Relations That ‘Fell Apart’
Russia says relations with the United States "completely fell apart" during President Obama's second term -- but Moscow is confident that "reason will prevail" as...
Former Israeli Defense Minister Outlines ‘Grand Proactive’ Middle East Strategy for Trump Administration
US President-elect Donald Trump will need to “formulate a grand strategy for the Middle East” with the primary question being “whether the United States intends...
Russia Shows Why Palestinians Can’t Be Allowed to Join Interpol
The Times of Israel reports: Israel successfully prevented the Palestinians from joining the international police force Interpol, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday, praising the Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic...
Russian Teacher Investigated for Conducting Antisemitism Survey on 16-Year-Old Students
A Jewish teacher in Moscow is being investigated by her employers for distributing a questionnaire to students that included queries about whether they feel Jews are responsible...
Putin Rolls Over Obama — and Everyone Else
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow demonstrated clearly America’s deteriorating position in both Europe and the Middle East. Following...
The Unfinished Business of Russia and Raoul Wallenberg
In 1990, Russian President Boris Yeltsyn did something quite unusual for the Soviet and post-Soviet ruler: he admitted the guilt of the Soviet regime in the massacre...
In Newly Uncovered Diaries, Notorious Nazi Himmler Recounts Nearly Fainting When Brains of Murdered Jew Splattered on His Coat
In a series of recently recovered diaries, notorious Nazi officer Heinrich Himmler recounted nearly fainting when the brains of a Jew shot to death splattered...
Russia Might Use Veto Power to Protect Israel at United Nations, Israeli Official Says
Russia is not ruling out using its veto power at the United Nations Security Council to thwart anti-Israel resolutions, an unnamed Israeli diplomatic official involved...
Mideast Policy Expert: Despite Significant Gains in Relationship With Russia, Israel Must Be Wary of Putin’s True Motivations
The relationship between Israel and Russia has been strengthened to unprecedented levels under Russia’s current president but recent actions by Moscow in the Middle East...
PA President Abbas: Reconciliation With Hamas ‘Top Priority’
The head of the Palestinian Authority has made it one of his top priorities to reconcile with Gaza-based terror group Hamas, he said in an interview with...
Israel Air Force Chief Warns of Dangers in Losing Military Edge Over Arab States
Israel’s qualitative military edge is threatened as Arab states purchase weapons from other countries, the commander of the Israel Air Force (IAF) said on Sunday, Reuters reported. In remarks aimed...
Despite Promise of Syria Pullout, Russia Still Present, Coordinating Air Operations With Israel
Israeli security and defense experts say that despite Moscow’s declaration of withdrawal from war-torn Syria, Russian military presence in the country is still so substantial...
Iran and Russia Have Become Merchants of Death in Syria
In the wake of the unimaginable horror of World War II, the international community committed itself to never allow such atrocities to take place again...
