Tag: Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken to lawmakers in the United Kingdom and European Union, where he has received standing ovations in the attempt to rally the world to help Ukraine.

“I can’t afford to be a citizen of a country that kills children of other countries and tortures their children who don’t agree with it,” said Nevzlin.

An Odessa website claims Israeli special forces veterans are arriving in Ukraine to fight the Russians.

It's hard to ignore the growing trend on social media in the last couple of days, taking shape right before our eyes. I will call it: "The Ukrainianization of the Palestinian narrative."

A detailed analysis of the history, economics and geopolitics of the Russia invasion of Ukraine.

“As of this morning, 97 passengers from different countries around the world have arrived in Israel with a Ukrainian passport..."

Israel has established an inter-ministry team that will examine the effects and consequences of the sanctions on Russia on the Israeli economy and policy.

“As the fighting continues in Ukraine, we can only expect the number of refugees traveling across the country’s western borders to grow,” IsraAid said.

Zelensky is “the kind of leader I’d want to go into combat with.”

Unable to return home due to the war, three groups of Birthright Israel participants are being put up in Israel until the situation improves.

Russia’s military coordination with Israel in Syria is “useful” and will continue, Russia’s embassy to Israel said on Saturday.

The organization asked the Arab students in Ukraine to hold up a sign for Israel so they can be identified.

“We stand with the people of Ukraine and hope for an immediate end to this war,” says NGO StandWithUs on Facebook, along with a photo of the event.

The funds will go to humanitarian aid, such as food, medicine, winter relief and emergency services; bolster security at Jewish institutions; respond to emerging needs such as the displacement of people from their homes and provide mobile medical units for the homebound.

“NCSEJ is deeply concerned about the onslaught of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Ukraine,” The National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry (NCSEJ) said in a statement. “All appropriate steps must be taken to ensure the safety and well-being of Ukrainians.”

"The consequences of the crisis, in its diplomatic, economic and security aspects, were reviewed in the discussion,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced military operations in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine late Wednesday night.

Due to the sensitivity of the issue and Israel's good working relationship with the two countries, officials are treading carefully to avoid appearance that they’re taking sides.

The majority of materials were taken in July 1942 from Thessaloniki, which once had a thriving Jewish community.

Vertical Field’s indoor farm is a mobile unit that grows leafy greens such as lettuce, oaky green lettuce, spinach, and basil.

For the record, Navalny is a Russian Orthodox Christian and has no plans to convert to Judaism (or Islam for that matter).

Israeli Minister of Internal Security Amir Ohana signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation between the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation, the culmination of years of negotiations.

“We are continuing these efforts to return Eli Cohen and everyone else,” Netanyahu added.

The original deal hit an unexpected snag when the captured Hezbollah terrorists refused to go to Syria

The Israeli civilian recently wandered into Syria, and now two terrorists are being traded with Syria to free her.

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke on Wednesday with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu regarding “security challenges in the Middle East, and Syria in particular.”

The conversation took place a day after reports emerged from Syria that Russian forces were searching for the remains of IDF  soldiers near Damascus.

OK, this is humiliating.

Russia has a presence in Syria and has significant sway on the development in the country. The IDF and the Russian army maintain a line of communications through which they coordinate their actions to prevent a clash between the two militaries.

With all the rioting and protests going on today, we may be seeing even MORE violence, -but not in America. Take a look across the pond, to northern Africa and the Middle East. Libya, Turkey and Egypt are all embroiled in a power struggle that looks like there could be war. Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), and Turkish imperialism and interests, claim that Egypt's military threat is a 'declaration of war'. Egypt sees a threat to it's own border with Libya and the Turks, and have threatened a 'direct' intervention in Libya if necessary in order to protect its porous border. What will be, and how will it affect us all?