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July 19, 2024, 6:23 pm

Russia sentences Jewish-American journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison

Gershkovich, 32, is the American-born son of Jewish refugees from the Soviet Union

By Jackie Hadjenburg (JTA)

Russian President Vladimir Putin .(Aleksey Nikolskyi, Sputnik Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

September 6, 2023, 4:44 pm

Putin accused of ‘deep-rooted antisemitism’ after ‘ethnic Jew’ jibe at Zelensky

The Russian president claimed the ‘West installed Zelensky to cover up Nazism in Ukraine’

By Lee Harpin

August 21, 2023, 10:48 am

Oil tycoon and Edgware primary school funder loses appeal against sanctions

The High Court in London rejected an effort by Eugene Shvidler to have the sanctions on him declared unlawful.

By Lee Harpin

A Jewish Ukrainian immigrant holds her baby after disembarking from an airplane at Ben Gurion international airport, 6 March 2022. Credit: ilia Yefimovich/dpa/Alamy Live News

August 10, 2023, 2:10 pm

Ukrainian ambassador lambasts Israel for scrapping refugee health insurance

'We are deeply disappointed and troubled by the recent decision made by the Israeli government to terminate health insurance benefits for Ukrainian refugees,' the ambasador said.

By Jotam Confino in Israel

Israeli military vehicle caught in Jenin, West Bank.

July 13, 2023, 12:06 pm

OPINION: Calm amid the frenzy, but will anyone listen?

Amid the spectacle and instant gratification of 24-hour news, only a few journalists offer sensible analysis. But are viewers willing to stop and hear it, asks Alex Brummer.

By Alex Brummer

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a cabinet meeting via video conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Pic: AP

July 7, 2023, 3:12 pm

Opinion: 500 days of the Ukraine war – and scapegoating

Putin has been eager to retain the support of the Russian far-right — and antisemitism has been weaponised to further this agenda, writes Colin Shindler

By Colin Shindler

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/JINIPIX)

June 17, 2023, 8:57 pm

Putin: ‘My Jewish friends say Zelensky is not Jewish’

Russian President also said Zelensky has “Jewish blood” but puts “neo-Nazis, Hitler’s disciples” on “a pedestal as heroes of Ukraine.”

By Gabe Friedman (JTA)

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt at the House of Lords event

February 22, 2023, 12:23 am

Exiled Moscow Chief Rabbi tells Jewish News he’s fearful of Putin once ‘he is cornered’

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, who left Russia last July in protest at the invasion of Ukraine, also spoke of his fears for the country's remaining Jews, saying there is 'deep engrained antisemitism' among the wider population

By Lee Harpin

January 12, 2023, 6:47 pm

Number of Russian Jews down sharply in last decade, pre-Ukraine war census reveals

Growing exodus from Russia with those identifying as Jewish dropping by over half to 82,644 in 2021 over an eleven year period.

By David I Klein (JTA)

January 4, 2023, 12:36 pm

Moscow’s former Chief Rabbi: ‘The best option for Russian Jews is to leave’

Pinchas Goldshmidt urges Russian Jews to follow his example and leave before it’s too late.

By David I Klein (JTA)

December 31, 2022, 2:29 pm

British journalist sued by Abramovich over Putin claims made MBE

Ms Belton and HarperCollins settled a defamation case with Mr Abramovich after her book included claims that Abramovich purchased Chelsea in 2003 at Putin’s command.

November 22, 2022, 1:03 pm

Russian embassy in UK tweets Simpsons-style cartoon of Zelensky with big nose

Ukrainian leader is pictured with a big nose writing: "I will not fire missiles at Poland anymore" repeatedly on a blackboard.

By JN Reporter

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky (Photo: Reuters)

October 24, 2022, 7:04 pm

Zelensky: Israel’s neutrality led to Russia-Iran ties

Ukraine’s leader says Israel must decide if it backs democracy or turning blind eye to ‘Russian terror’.

By Times of Israel

October 21, 2022, 1:18 am

OPINION: Having been hounded by Russia, I’m determined to find a route to end the violence

Philanthropist Boris Mints, a vocal critic of Vladimir Putin, says a new institute at Tel Aviv university will bring together academics from across the world to look into the greatest threats of our time

By Boris Mints

Mikhail Gorbachev, who died aged 91 this week, and (inset) Natan Sharansky, who spoke exclusively to Jewish News

August 31, 2022, 12:20 pm

Gorbachev didn’t realise there’s no such thing as a little bit of freedom – Sharansky

EXCLUSIVE: Natan Sharansky, the political activist and symbol of the plight of Jews in the USSR, tells Jewish News that the last Soviet leader was a unique phenomenon

By Michael Daventry

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