Posted on 10/15/2023 9:07:21 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
After years of cozying up to Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself abandoned.
Russia has responded to Hamas’ slaughter of Israeli civilians with silence, false equivalencies and, in some cases, outright glee. At this point it seems obvious that the Kremlin is no friend of Israel’s and that Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu’s strategic courtship of Moscow was a mistake.
When Russian President Vladimir Putin came to power, he made a concerted effort to strengthen relations with Israel. To this end, he helped establish visa-free travel between the two countries in 2008 and promoted Russo-Israeli cultural ties.
This rapprochement was significant given that, during the Soviet era, Moscow encouraged both legal and informal antisemitism, spurring thousands of Jewish Russians to emigrate to Israel.
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After Hamas slaughtered more than 1,000 people in Israel this weekend, a chorus of indignation rose from almost all of the country’s friends — and in that din, Russia was silent.
For days, Putin made no calls to Netanyahu, even though the two men had a close relationship and had spoken 11 times the previous year. The Russian response to Hamas’ attack was to pin blame on the United States and call for a ceasefire, which would effectively leave Hamas off the hook.
At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, Russia joined China in condemning “all attacks against civilians,” but did not specifically criticize Hamas. Russia has also advocated that Israel pull its borders back to where they were in 1967 — a move which Israel has traditionally rejected.
Russia’s state media and online propagandists have celebrated the slaughter of Jews with barely-concealed joy.
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Putin has real influence over Iran.
He may be the only guy who can stop this.
What is Biden going to do ? Send them another $16 billion ? Or issue empty military threats ?
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Putin already said he will accept nothing less than a “Palestinian State” with pre 1967 borders with its capital in Jerusalem.
YAS bttt
Wow, some people have not figure that out yet?
Putin doing the will of Iran and Satan.
Lol the Nazi 🐀 believes that the evil Jews are behind everything, even Hamas.
The Nazi 🐀 claims to have no interest in foreign policy, yet hasn’t missed a foreign policy thread in years. The Nazi 🐀 says he is not to be interested in Putin, constantly slithers to Putin’s defense.
—> Russia’s only friend is Russia.
Nations don’t have friends.
They have common interests.
POS
Regardless, Putin is the only one who has influence over Iran escalating this into a three front war.
Biden’s empty threats mean nothing after the fiasco withdrawal from Afghanistan.
now go Slither away!
I can’t wait for your posts justifying the next round of Islamist attacks in the United States.
Liberals are hamas
Hating Jews - Christians
Especially Russia - Israel
Why don't you go back to your child porn tabs you have open alongside your FR tab.
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