Tag: Soviet Union
Relatives of Lithuanians Killed in 1991 Soviet Crackdown Sue Gorbachev over War Crimes
So far, the Putin administration has refused Lithuania's request to question Gorbachev regarding his role in the events of January 13, 1991.
Germany’s AfD Leader Refuses to Be Joyous Over Nazi Defeat
"It was also a day of absolute defeat, a day of the loss of large parts of Germany and the loss of national autonomy."
Aliyah to Israel Continues Amid Coronavirus Crisis, 961 Immigrate in March
Anyone who holds a valid visa to immigrate to Israel is entitled enter Israel under the Law of Return, even though the borders are currently closed to foreign nationals.
Yad Vashem Apologizes for Wholesale Incorporation of Putin’s Holocaust Narrative
At the forum, President Putin tried to diminish the damage done by the Soviet Union's prewar pact with the Nazis to divide Poland, and shifted the blame for the outbreak of World War II to Poland.
Leaders from World War II’s Allied Powers Address World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called on the world to unite against growing anti-Semitism, and notably called out Iran for its Holocaust denial and threats to wipe out Israel.
Ukraine ‘Strongly Condemns’ Anti-Semitism, Holocaust Denial, following Israeli Rebuke
There were Ukrainian Nazi collaborators, and then there were Ukrainian freedom fighters the Soviets dubbed as Nazi collaborators.
Rejecting Criticism of Stalin, Putin Attacks Poland’s Ambassador to Hitler’s Germany
In retrospect, Madagascar would have probably been safer for the Jews than Poland, but that's a different debate altogether.
Interior Ministry: Only 37.5% of Olim Not Jewish
The data the Authority published today about the Jewish identity of olim reflects the fact that some of them have been converted in Israel.
Reform NGO Claims 6 out of Every 7 Olim in Recent Years Not Recognized...
Only 1 in 25 immigrants from Russia are recognized as Jews in Israel (2,244 Jews compared to 50,093 eligible non-Jews).
Liberman: Sooner or Later, Likud Will Replace Netanyahu
In the interview, Liberman said, "I believe that Yuli Edelstein is a personality who can lead the party."
Russian Report Exposes Nazi Glorification in Baltic States, Ignores Decades of Soviet Brutality
"Inside the European Union there are states and territories where glorification of Nazi collaborators and the Nazis is part of the state agenda."
Netanyahu Invited Putin to Visit Israel January 2020
"Without the victory won by the Red Army and the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany, the State of Israel would have hardly materialized," Netanyahu said.
Christian Democrat Rejects Polish Demands for German WW2 Reparations
Material compensation incurred by Germany has been estimated as approximately $1.755 billion in 2006 exchange values, allowing for inflation.
Russia Shows Footage of S-300 Missiles Landing in Syria
The missile systems are shown being unloaded from the An-124-100 Ruslan strategic airlift aircraft at the Hmeymim air base in Syria.
Russians Certain Giving Syria S-300 Missiles Won’t Upset Relations with Israel
"It is not in Israel’s interest to add a serious country such as Russia to the list of its opponents."
‘Sobibor’ to Represent Russia in the Oscars
As many as 250,000 Jews were murdered at Sobibor, making it the fourth worst extermination camp, after Bełżec, Treblinka, and Auschwitz.
Putin, Medvedev, Attend Adored Jewish Crooner’s Funeral
In 1983, Kobzon was expelled from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and reprimanded for performing Jewish songs.
When Flatbush Girl Does Politics She Shakes Multiple Status Quos
Her campaign serves as a platform for Miles' neighborhood-level cult of personality, and more than a little rebellion against the powers that be and the modes governing the religious Jewish community.
Netanyahu Backs Ze’ev Elkin for Jerusalem Mayor
Minister Ze'ev Elkin emigrated to Israel from the Ukraine in 1990.
Putin: Russia Wants Peace in Golan Heights, Secure Israel
Putin also stressed that Iranian troops are not present in the de-escalation zone in southern Syria.
It’s Official: Israel Has More Jews than Any Other Country
Israel is home to the world’s largest Jewish community (more than six million Jews) followed by the U.S. (5.7 million).
Leftwing Party Chief Zahava Gal-On Leaves Knesset
Last month, Gal-On, the first director general of anti-Zionist NGO B'Tselem, was spared a vote to oust her from the chairmanship in her party's national convention.
Revolutionary Ruling Permits Genetic Testing of Halachic Jewish Status
Some 40% of European Ashkenazi Jews carry a genetic mark that suggests they are the offspring of four mothers who immigrated to Europe from the Middle East a millennia ago.
1970s MiGs Return to Egypt in Russian 50 Warplane Deal
The Mikoyan MiG-29 is not likely to affect the balance of power between Egypt and Israel.
Netanyahu at Buenos Aires Economic Event: ‘The Future Belongs to Those Who Innovate’
"Israel produces more milk per cow than any other cow in the world. You think it would be a French cow, Dutch cow, an American cow? No. It's an Israeli cow, because it's a computerized cow, every moo is computerized."
Speaker Edelstein to Russian Parliament: I Greet You in the Language for which I...
Speaker Edelstein was invited to give the speech exactly 30 years after he had completed a three-year sentence in a Soviet labor camp for his Zionist activities.
Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, 87
"Among the State of Israel's greatest friends, he was completely dedicated to its security."
Only in Palestine: AP Exonerates Butcher of Hebron
It is to expected in view of 150 years of Zionist settlement in Israel that Arab murderers would take pride in their bloody handiwork. It's harder to accept the clipped, ready-to-serve, 4-line paragraph the AP story presents as context.
Israel’s 1953 World’s Fair
Though the United States participated, Israeli officials were furious when the U.S. announced it would boycott the opening ceremony.
Congresswoman Lowey Opens Exhibition on Leonard Cohen’s Jewish Roots
Top Israeli singer Ninet Tayeb gave a special tribute performance to Leonard Cohen at the conference’s gala event on Saturday night.