Tag Archives: Russia

Monday: Turkey rapprochements with Israel and Egypt….Tuesday: #Istanbul #AtaturkAirport terror attack

HURRIYET DAILY Terror shakes Istanbul hours after Turkey’s big diplomatic cmpaign to mend Russia, Israel ties by Ali Kayalar June 29, 2016 Another terror attack shook Turkey late on June 28, just as the country has launched a multifaceted diplomatic … Continue reading

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“The Russian-Israeli axis could redesign the Middle East”– US exits stage left

RUSSIA INSIDER Will Russia Become the Sole Guarantor of the Jewish State by Giancarlo Elia Valori June 15, 2016 …Russia, which has already “won” its war in Syria, and Israel, which has drawn all the geopolitical consequences of the “Arab … Continue reading

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“Russia wants to increase her influence in the Middle East and reduce that of the US. Putin understands that the Obama Administration has pushed Israel away, and sees an opportunity to step into the gap”

ABU YEHUDA: A blog about the struggle to keep the Jewish state Bibi and Vlad: “it’s complicated” by Vic Rosenthal June 10, 2016 Today Israel’s PM Binyamin Netanyahu is concluding a two-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is … Continue reading

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“Since Putin actively entered the Syrian civil war on behalf of the government of President Bashar al-Assad, Israel and Russia have held four rounds of talks and maintain near daily contact to prevent unintended clashes”

DEFENSE NEWS Israel-Russia Brass Continue to Coordinate Over Crowded Skies in Syria by Barbara Opall-Rome March 31, 2016 Despite Moscow’s declared mid-March drawdown of forces in Syria, Israeli experts say Russian military presence there remains considerable — and potentially more … Continue reading

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Hezbollah smuggles Russian missiles into Lebanon, violating Iranian pledge

JERUSALEM POST Israeli intel prompts Russia to freeze missile delivery to Iran By Yasser Okbi and Maariv Hashavua March 5, 2016 Russian President Vladimir Putin has suspended the transfer of S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran in light of Tehran’s violation … Continue reading

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Russia’s S-400 installation — which US permitted — ended Israel’s regional air superiority

JERUSALEM POST The IAF’s Achilles’ Heel by Caroline Glick February 12, 2016 This week Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told government ministers that he may wait for the next US president before signing a new military assistance deal with America. Israel’s … Continue reading

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Thanks to Obama, the #IranDeal and $100bn, Hezbollah is stronger than ever

WORLD AFFAIRS Hezbollah Devours Lebanon by Michael J. Totten February 8, 2016 Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah declared victory last week in Lebanon. He has made plenty of empty bombastic victory boasts in the past, most notoriously after the Israelis … Continue reading

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Russia pressures Hezbollah to keep peace with Israel

ALGEMEINER Russia Tries to Rein in Hezbollah After IDF Convoy Attack by Eliezer Sherman January 5, 2016 Russia encouraged Hezbollah to keep the peace with Israel on the Lebanese border, Israeli national radio reported on Tuesday. According to Saudi-owned Al Arabiya, Moscow wants … Continue reading

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Iran’s control of Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut and Sana is a much bigger deal than anything Islamic State controls

MIDDLE EAST FORUM The ISIS/Iran Conundrum by Lee Smith December 29, 2015 The obsessive international preoccupation with ISIS notwithstanding, Iranian expansionism poses a far greater threat to U.S. interests and regional allies than the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Tehran boasts control of … Continue reading

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Putin, his childhood, and the Jews 

BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS As Putin Becomes One of World’s Most Powerful Players, His Surprising Jewish Connection is Revealed by Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz December 2, 2015 …At the International Assembly of Chabad Representatives in 2007, Russia’s Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Berel Lazar, … Continue reading

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