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Moscow’s Chief Rabbi exiled in Israel amid 'pressure' to support Ukraine invasion

Chief Rabbi Goldschmidt was reportedly approached by the Kremlin and the FSB and put under 'pressure' to support the invasion of Ukraine

By Ben Bloch

3 min read

June 9, 2022 15:33

Moscow’s Chief Rabbi exiled in Israel amid 'pressure' to support Ukraine invasion

While conflict in Donbas ramps up again, the mood in Ukraine's capital is grim yet defiant

Suggestions that Ukraine should offer to cede territory in return for peace are greeted with scorn

By Paul Cainer

6 min read

June 9, 2022 11:18

While conflict in Donbas ramps up again, the mood in Ukraine's capital is grim yet defiant

By David Aberbach

Russia’s imperialist crimes are all foretold in the Hebrew Bible

The brutal approach of Putin’s army in Ukraine contains echoes of ancient empires, such as the Assyrians and Babylonians

5 min read

June 1, 2022 12:19

Woodcut of a war scene with chariots and one of paying tribute from the bronze plates on the Balawat Gates. Commissioned by the Assryian king Ashurnasirpal II. Presently in the Museum. In Springer, Anton, 1888, History of Art Picture Sheets, concise edition (new, completely reworked, systematically ordered edition) - Atlas of the basics of art history from antiquity to the end of the 18th century

From Ukraine's Jewish post office chief, the stamp that shows we'll lick Putin

The sinking of a Russian warship has been immortalised in a stamp conceived by Ukraine’s Jewish postal chief, Igor Smelyansky

By Paul Cainer

3 min read

May 26, 2022 11:03

From Ukraine's Jewish post office chief, the stamp that shows we'll lick Putin

Russia updates sanctions list to include several American Jews including three Chabad rabbis

The list includes US political figures, government officials, tech executives, journalists, and even two deceased Senators

By Ben Bloch

1 min read

May 25, 2022 12:10

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses school leavers and university graduates in Moscow on June 27, 2020, amid the crisis linked with the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Alexey NIKOLSKY / Sputnik / AFP) (Photo by ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

By Anshel Pfeffer

Did Israel need an Iranian leak when the talks are sunk already?

What has almost certainly kiboshed the Vienna talks on a deal with the Iranians is the Russian invasion of Ukraine

5 min read

May 6, 2022 15:07

Members of Martyr Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades take part in a military parade in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 28, 2021. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מצעד חמושים חמאס טיל תומכים חאן יונס רקטות משאיות

By Daniel Finkelstein

‘Hitler was Jewish’ – the lie that blames Jews for everything

Russia’s attempt to portray Ukraine’s Jewish-led government as Nazi is a mirror image of the Nazi claim that Bolshevism was a Jewish plot – and Putin’s intentions are all too clear

3 min read

May 6, 2022 11:15

‘Hitler was Jewish’ – the lie that blames Jews for everything

Putin apologises to Israeli PM for Lavrov’s claim that Hitler 'had Jewish blood'

The comments sparked outrage across Israel

By Ben Bloch

1 min read

May 5, 2022 17:04

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint press conference with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President following their talks in Moscow on March 24, 2022. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / POOL / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Chief Rabbi’s outrage over Russian minister saying ‘Hitler was Jewish’

Speaking to the JC in Krakow, Poland, Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said: 'Can you get lower than that?'

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

3 min read

May 5, 2022 14:22

Chief Rabbi’s outrage over Russian minister saying ‘Hitler was Jewish’

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Moscow’s Chief Rabbi exiled in Israel amid 'pressure' to support Ukraine invasion

While conflict in Donbas ramps up again, the mood in Ukraine's capital is grim yet defiant

Russia’s imperialist crimes are all foretold in the Hebrew Bible

From Ukraine's Jewish post office chief, the stamp that shows we'll lick Putin

Russia updates sanctions list to include several American Jews including three Chabad rabbis

Did Israel need an Iranian leak when the talks are sunk already?

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Putin apologises to Israeli PM for Lavrov’s claim that Hitler 'had Jewish blood'

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