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The Israeli ambassador to the Soviet Union, Golda Meir, is surrounded by crowd of 50,000 Jews near Moscow Choral Synagogue on the first day of Rosh Hashanah in 1948. With the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, Joseph Stalin reversed his long-standing opposition [citation needed] to Zionism and tried to mobilize worldwide Jewish support for the Soviet war effort.
People wave Russian flags and carry portraits of Russia's President Vladimir Putin at a show of solidarity for Gaza in Hebron, the largest Palestinian city the West Bank, on Oct. 20, 2023.
Russia's effort to expand its role in the Middle East is entwined with its relations with the Iranian-led Axis of Resistance. It is not a meaningful strategic alliance, but Russia and Iran share a common interest in preserving the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, [108] where Russia has military bases (e.g. at Latakia and Tartus).
During the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Russia condemned both the initial Hamas attack and Israel's response. [3] Russia maintained relations with both parties and presented itself as a potential mediator. [4] After the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel, which initiated the war, Russia condemned the attack as "terrorism". [3]
The Israel-Hamas war has forced Russia into a delicate balancing act, with Moscow urging a quick end to the fighting without apportioning blame. The careful stand is due to Russia's long ties to ...
Israel, which has failed to negotiate a two-state resolution with the Palestinians, could seem poorly cast as a diplomatic powerhouse in efforts to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In international affairs, Putin had made increasingly critical public statements regarding the foreign policy of the United States and other Western countries. In February 2007, at the annual Munich Conference on Security Policy, he criticized what he called the United States' monopolistic dominance in global relations, and claimed that the United States displayed an "almost unconstrained ...
In Africa, Ethiopia is Israel's main and closest ally in the continent, due to common political, religious and security interests. [260] However, relations were severed between the years 1973 and 1989. Many towns in Ethiopia are named after biblical Israel settlements, including Ethiopia's third largest city of Nazret . Israel also provides ...