“The situation is stable, but we are just at the beginning of this new story,” warns DM Gantz

What we see as aliyah is perceived by the Kremlin as a plot to pilfer human capital from Russia.

“Russia wants to show Israel that, ‘If you make one wrong move, we can do things to you. We have leverage.’”

Moscow wants to pressure Israel to stay out of its brutal war on Ukraine. That’s deplorable; still, Jerusalem and Jewish groups shouldn’t become full-fledged participants in that conflict.

Jewish Agency is at the heart of Aliyah, the prophesied returned of the exiles. Does Moscow’s move have biblical ramifications?

Iran and Russia further bind their ties—one an authoritarian regime claiming Divine sanction, the other an authoritarian regime promoting nationalist chauvinism, both of them sworn enemies of Western democracy.

Israel is clearly concerned that Russia’s criticism could move from rhetoric to action.

Putin wants to create an alliance of outcasts.

Does history support Putin’s claim that Ukraine belongs to Russia?