Posted on 07/26/2022 12:06:38 PM PDT by tlozo
The remark by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova came after officials moved to close down the Jewish Agency in Russia
Russia has accused Israel of being “unconstructive” amid a growing row over a proposal in Moscow to close down the Jewish Agency and seize its assets.
Maria Zakharova, spokesperson at the Russian Foreign Ministry, said on Tuesday that relations had been deteriorating between the two countries since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, fuelled by what she termed “biased rhetoric” from Israel.
Israeli officials expressed anger after a court was asked last week to consider liquidating the Russian assets of the Jewish Agency, which organises Jewish immigration to Israel.
Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned a closure would be a serious event with repercussions on the two countries’ relationship, while former Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky – himself a migrant from Soviet Russia – called it an attempt to sow discord in the West.
But Zakharova said Russian-Israeli relations had been declining since the war in Ukraine began at the end of February.
“Unfortunately, we heard completely unconstructive and, most importantly, biased rhetoric in the statements that Tel Aviv made in recent months,” she told the broadcaster Soloviev Live TV, according to the Tass news agency.
“When the Israeli leadership expressed anti-Russian assessments at various levels – and this is exactly how they sounded – and adopted a pro-Ukrainian position, which actually was about supporting the Kyiv regime rather than the Ukrainian people, it was totally in line with what the West keeps saying in a strange and slightly weird manner, and it did raise questions.”
Growing numbers of migrants from Russia have made aliyah since the war began.
Jewish Agency figures show 17,000 Russians have taken Israeli citizenship since February and up to 40,000 others were expected to follow.
It compares to just 7,700 Russian Jews making aliyah in the entirety of 2021.
“I believe that we have to make it very clear that it is in the interests of Russia that the Jewish Agency continues to operate,” said Sharansky in an interview with the Israeli broadcaster i24News.
“It is one of the very few international organisations still open in Russia, which gives them contact with all of the Jewish world.”
But he added that Israel should not be blackmailed because Russia is “absolutely isolated after their barbaric attack on Ukraine” and the authorities are “looking for ways to break the Western unity”.
The Russian Ministry of Justice applied to a local court last week to liquidate the Jewish Agency’s assets, arguing its activities violated Russian law.
One Jewish Agency official said officials had accused it of violating privacy laws by collecting the personal information of people interested in relocating to Israel.
But Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesperson, sought to play down the row by saying there was “no need to politicise this situation and project it onto the entire range of Russian-Israeli relations.”
“It’s necessary to take a careful approach here, but also to realise that all organisations must comply with Russian law,” he added.
Lapid said last week: “The Jewish community in Russia is deeply connected with Israel. Its importance arises in every diplomatic discussion with the Russian leadership.
“We will continue to act through diplomatic channels so that the Jewish Agency’s important activity will not cease.”
Eighteen months of Biden and the world is in flames.
All because of a stolen election.
And I think it’s only going to get worse. Good grief!!
I’m from Brighton Beach Brooklyn.
I remember when all the so called Uke Jews were imported there.
I remember members of the Jewish community trying to get them to join their temples and none would.
I remember how they became the russian mafia there but I couldn’t complain as they chased all the junkies and drunkies out of there.
I also remember like the current illegals they did not assimilate and join the rest of the community.
Go there and tell me I’m wrong.
Biden has nothing to do with it. Russia is evil. Biden is our domestic problem to be solved with more sane campaigning for votes than a bunch of crazy talk (conspiracy theories).
Social media owners should stop driving people to the left by tolerating too much Russian propaganda and other crazy talk.
And stop encouraging the radical left to take credit for securing our country and way of life from foreign adversaries. Conservative media should be publicizing the following and taking the lead. The Daily Beast obtained the federal documents, and that’s the evidence that matters.
KGB Photo Deepens Mystery of Texas Couple Who Stole Dead Babies’ Identities, Feds Say
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/kgb-photo-deepens-mystery-texas-152705344.html
The Daily Beast uses very poor writers, though. They beat around the bush too much instead of stating their thesis up front.
The same happened in Israel and many were deported after marking neighborhoods up with Russian neo-Nazi graffiti. Many went in under false pretenses, but others were genuine. Not all of them were bad.
I saw some Russian immigrants here and there around Colorado. Some were fine, but there were pockets of others who were paranoid and didn’t like the presence of Americans at all. They acted like hoods.
Biden has everything to do about it, and you know it
“I remember members of the Jewish community trying to get them to join their temples and none would.”
That might have been Reform if they / you use the word “temple”. Reform is completely unattractive to traditional Jews.
My understanding is their is decent attendance at orthodox synagogues in Brighton Beach from Russian speaking ukrainian Jews and ethnically Russian Jews.
Herodian bloodlines provoking Magog
They crucified Jesous Chrisos Messiah. And still packed with Rome.
Rarely if ever supporting a Trump or Reagan here
Russia Russia Russia...call a special counsel. Hearings hearings hearings
Schumer-Pelosi pact. Herodian Romans
It’s coming. He’s Coming
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