Russia

Yad Vashem apologizes for ‘unfortunate errors’ in films screened at Auschwitz commemoration

The apology is a rare admission by Israel’s state Holocaust museum that it has been dragged into European politics of memory.

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 3, 2020 5:55 pm

Up to a quarter of Russian immigrants to Israel may have left after receiving passports

A cottage industry of companies promising expedited Israeli citizenship has sprung up since Israel made it easier for immigrants to get the much-desired travel document.

December 17, 2019 2:38 pm

Opinion

This Holocaust-themed figure skating costume is just the sport’s latest to cause scandal

This latest incident makes clear that even more cultural education and sensitivity is needed for people all over the world, an author writes.

December 4, 2019 11:49 am

Russia has acquired an advanced Israeli air-defense missile that failed to detonate

By Marcy Oster November 6, 2019 12:15 pm

Netanyahu intervenes in case of Israeli-American woman jailed in Russia, but can’t strike deal with Putin

By Marcy Oster October 13, 2019 3:52 am

Immigrants from Russia on their way to Israel at Helsinki airport in November 2018. (Courtesy of International Christian Embassy Jerusalem)

With Putin cracking down on democracy, Russian Jews are increasingly moving to Israel

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 17, 2019 5:25 pm

Volodymyr Zelensky, second from right, waves to supporters at his campaign headquarters in Kiev, Ukraine, April 21, 2019. (Xinhua/Sergey/Getty Images)

Netanyahu will try to mediate between Russia and Ukraine in Kiev, Russian media says

By Cnaan Liphshiz August 12, 2019 4:27 pm

Israel blames Russia for GPS disruptions on planes around Ben Gurion Airport

By Marcy Oster June 27, 2019 11:10 am

John Bolton threatens ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran during Jerusalem meeting with Russian and Israeli counterparts

By Marcy Oster June 25, 2019 12:59 pm

Two women walk along a street in Moscow on March 7, 2017. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

23-year-old Jewish woman found dead in Moscow nearly a week after going missing

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 22, 2019 7:42 am

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