What does this week's Iran-Russia-Turkey summit mean for the Middle East?Results may not be as straightforward as they might seem...By Amos Yadlin5 min read
RussiaKremlin moves to shut Moscow branch of Jewish Agency in ‘deplorable and offensive’ moveThe action against the agency that oversees immigration to Israel is seen as retaliation for Jerusalem’s stance on UkraineBy Ben Bloch1 min read
TheatrePatriots theatre review: The career of an oligarch… and his powerful friendPlaywright Peter Morgan applies his fly-on-the-wall attention to Boris Berezovsky’s dramatic trajectory in a tale set against the fall and rise of RussiaBy John Nathan1 min read
RussiaRussia may block Jews from emigrating, says former Moscow Chief RabbiRabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt fled the country himself in MarchBy Felix Pope1 min read
Maccabiah GamesTeam Russia no longer competing in Tel Aviv Maccabiah GamesAthletes from Russia and Belarus who have made Aliyah to Israel will still be able to compete under a special flagBy Ben Bloch1 min read
By Nick CohenThe Eye of Sauron is on Ukraine and it’s coming for us nextIf Russia wins, we will have to live with the consequences for decades. Those will include a genuine fear of war, which will mean huge defence spending — and psychological costs3 min read
Ukraine‘Our president’s Jewish... So what?’ say the fighters for a modern UkraineSecurity expert Jonathan Spyer discovers the real reason why soldiers are serving on the Donbas battlefieldsBy Jonathan Spyer3 min read
Moscow’s Chief Rabbi exiled in Israel amid 'pressure' to support Ukraine invasionChief Rabbi Goldschmidt was reportedly approached by the Kremlin and the FSB and put under 'pressure' to support the invasion of UkraineBy Ben Bloch3 min read||June 9, 2022 15:33
While conflict in Donbas ramps up again, the mood in Ukraine's capital is grim yet defiantSuggestions that Ukraine should offer to cede territory in return for peace are greeted with scornBy Paul Cainer6 min read||June 9, 2022 11:18
By David AberbachRussia’s imperialist crimes are all foretold in the Hebrew BibleThe brutal approach of Putin’s army in Ukraine contains echoes of ancient empires, such as the Assyrians and Babylonians5 min read||June 1, 2022 12:19
From Ukraine's Jewish post office chief, the stamp that shows we'll lick PutinThe sinking of a Russian warship has been immortalised in a stamp conceived by Ukraine’s Jewish postal chief, Igor SmelyanskyBy Paul Cainer3 min read||May 26, 2022 11:03
Russia updates sanctions list to include several American Jews including three Chabad rabbisThe list includes US political figures, government officials, tech executives, journalists, and even two deceased SenatorsBy Ben Bloch1 min read||May 25, 2022 12:10
By Anshel PfefferDid 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 Ukraine5 min read||May 6, 2022 15:07
By Daniel Finkelstein‘Hitler was Jewish’ – the lie that blames Jews for everythingRussia’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 clear3 min read||May 6, 2022 11:15
Putin apologises to Israeli PM for Lavrov’s claim that Hitler 'had Jewish blood'The comments sparked outrage across IsraelBy Ben Bloch1 min read||May 5, 2022 17:04
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 Sacerdoti3 min read||May 5, 2022 14:22