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Report: Russia will sell Iran missile system
December 22, 2008 6:06pm
Russia will soon deliver to Iran parts of a missile system that would hinder efforts to launch an airstrike against the country, Iran’s state news agency reported.
Georgian refugees seek return to normalcy
December 22, 2008 2:05am
With a helping hand from the West, many of those displaced by the Russia-Georgia conflict have traveled the short distance back to their homes and to some semblance of normalcy.
Israel urges Moscow to halt Iran sale
December 18, 2008 10:58pm
A senior Israeli defense official visited Moscow in an attempt to dissuade Russia from selling missile defense systems to Iran.
Deadly crash comes as Russian tourism to Israel climbs
December 17, 2008 10:16pm
Despite Tuesday’s tragedy near Eilat, which claimed the lives of 24 Russian tourists, Russian tourism to Israel is expected to continue climbing.
Russian Jewish group goes after Georgia
December 17, 2008 2:53am
For four months the World Congress of Russian Jewry has acted alone in its quest to cast Georgia as the aggressor in its August war with Russia.
Eurasian group meets on ethnic autonomy
December 14, 2008 6:23pm
A Jewish umbrella group met in the predominantly Muslim republic of Tatarstan to discuss the autonomy of religious organizations in the Russian state.
ORT schools in FSU suffer cutbacks
December 12, 2008 12:13am
The ORT network of schools in the former Soviet Union is the latest to feel the financial pinch.
Court: Neo-Nazis can march in Moscow
December 11, 2008 7:10pm
The Moscow city government will allow two neo-Nazi groups to march.
Russian man gets prison for anti-Semitism
December 11, 2008 6:42pm
A Russian man was sentenced to prison for posting anti-Semitic slogans on an Internet forum.
Rabbi Schneier attends Alexy II funeral
December 11, 2008 6:34pm
An American rabbi joined Russian Jewish leaders in paying respects to the head of the Russian Orthodox church.