Israel and Russia

Under Ukraine pressure, Israel blocks suspect Russian grain ship

"The Russian supplier of the cargo will have to find an alternative destination to unload it," read a statement issued by Israel’s Grain Importers Association.

View of the Haifa port in the Northern Israeli city of Haifa, November 17, 2024.
THE RUSSIAN Navy’s landing ship ‘Caesar Kunikov’ sails in the Bosphorus near Istanbul earlier this month on its way to the Mediterranean Sea.

Ukraine seeks answers from Israel after Russian shadow fleet ship docks in Haifa

Grain field

Israeli vessel breaks through Moscow’s Black Sea grain blockade - report

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R)

Did Israel warn Russia against judicial reform interference? - analysis


Syrian army, Iraqi militia accused of 'slaughter' of civilians in Aleppo

The UN human rights office cited reports that at least 82 people had been killed on the streets while fleeing or in their homes in four different neighborhoods in the last few days.

A member of al-Qaida's Nusra Front sits in a tank decorated with the Nusra flag near al-Zahra village, north of Aleppo

Despite Russian involvement in Syria, Israel to maintain watchful eye

When it comes to areas more distant from the border – certainly near Damascus – the operation is much more complicated, risky and could spin out of control.

AN ISRAELI soldier stands near a mobile artillery unit as it fires a shell into southern Lebanon on July 13, 2006, a day after IDF reservists Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev were abducted by Hezbollah

Russian ice skating contest features Holocaust-themed performance

Saturday evening's chilling performance did not represent the first time Russian TV featured performers dressed in Holocaust-themed decor to perform in a reality show competition.

Nazi-themed dance performace in Russia

Netanyahu to Russian PM: Red line needed on Iranian nukes, bases in Syria

Israeli PM spoke against the dangers facing Israel and the Middle East, with a focus on Iran, ISIS and radical Islamic terrorism

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holding talks with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Russian Prime Minister Medvedev opens Israel trip with visit to Western Wall

The visit marks 25-years of diplomatic ties between Israel and Russia. While Medvedev is here, the two countries plan to sign agreements in agriculture, customs, high-tech and construction.

President Rivlin with Russian PM Medvedev

Russia PM: 'We never denied Israel’s right to Jerusalem, Temple Mount'

The issue has been "blown out of proportion," Dimitry Medvedev tells Channel 2.

Looking out on the Temple Mount

How worrying is Russia’s growing presence in the Middle East?

With both Russia and Israel carrying out military operations in war-torn Syria, the two nations have implemented a system to coordinate their actions there in order to avoid accidental clashes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani during their meeting in Ufa, Russia, July 9, 2015.

'Russia and US tensions over Syria dangerous for Israel'

Former Israeli envoy to UN Prosor says that a conflcit between the Americans and Russians could create "a very uncomfortable reality" for Israel.

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Netanyahu explains Russia's interest in cooperating with Israel

"I think Russia has variegated interests. The first interest is to make sure militant Islam does not penetrate and destabilize Russia."

Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin.

Chabad leader in Russia slams state-funded TV for airing ‘blood libel’

The RT report referred to recent reports in Arab and Muslim media which claimed that a West Bank rabbi issued an “advisory opinion” allowing Jewish settlers to poison Palestinian water.

President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani in Ufa, Russia