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Jun 13, 2023

Russia Day in Jerusalem — Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov speaks at a Russia Day event at Jerusalem's Sergei Courtyard on June 11,2023. — Russian Embassy in Israel

This photograph shows Russian National Guard (Rosgvardiya) vans parked at the airport in Makhachkala on October 30, 2023. Russian police on October 30, 2023 said they had arrested 60 people suspected of storming an airport in the Muslim-majority Caucasus republic of Dagestan, seeking to attack Jewish passengers coming from Israel. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

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Israel-Russia ties unravel as Putin calls meeting over Dagestan mob incident

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a joint press conference with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts following their summit in Tehran on July 19, 2022. (Photo by Grigory SYSOYEV / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by GRIGORY SYSOYEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

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Israeli officials visited Russia, discussed Iran on rare trip

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

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Russian-Israeli tensions escalate over Ukraine, Holocaust

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the US Congress by video to plead for support as his country is besieged by Russian forces, at the US Capitol, Washington, March 16, 2022.

Zelenskyy to give Zoom speech to Israeli Knesset Sunday

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs