Posts Tagged: Yafa 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...
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...
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...
Family of Israeli-American Woman Imprisoned in Russia on Drug Charges ‘Devastated’ After Appeal Rejected
A Russian court rejected on Thursday the appeal of an Israeli-American woman imprisoned since April on drug charges. Naama Issachar, 26, was arrested at a Moscow...
Russian Appeals Court Postpones Proceedings to Let Israeli-American Woman Jailed on Drug Charges Appear in Person
The mother of a young Israeli-American woman jailed in Russia on drug charges expressed optimism on Thursday after a video message from her daughter was...
Mother of Israeli-American Woman Imprisoned in Russia Requests Cancellation of Petition to Prevent Extradition of Russian Hacker
The mother of a young Israeli-American woman imprisoned in Russia has asked her lawyers to withdraw a petition to cancel the extradition of a Russian...
Mother of Israeli-American Woman Imprisoned in Russia: ‘They’re Trying to Break Her’
The mother of a 26-year-old Israeli woman imprisoned in Russia on drug charges said in an interview on Wednesday that Russian authorities were “trying to...
Netanyahu Meets With Mother of Israeli-American Woman Jailed in Russia: ‘I’m Making a Daily Effort to Bring Her Back’
The mother of an Israeli-American woman currently incarcerated in Russia on drug charges met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the head of Israel’s National...









