Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a meeting at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Centre in Moscow, Russia January 29, 2018. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS
Sputnik: Why Israel Refused to Expel Russian Envoys Over the Skripal Case
Israel abstained from accusing Moscow of the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the UK, and did not deport Russian envoys despite considerable pressure from its Western allies, most notably the UK and US, Israeli political analyst Avigdor Eskin writes, emphasizing Russia's role in Middle Eastern affairs.
Israel has not joined the UK-led chorus of execration accusing Russia of poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal in the English town of Salisbury, and has refused to expel Russian diplomats, the Jerusalem-based Israeli political analyst Avigdor Eskin writes for RIA Novosti.
When asked about Israel's position on the decision by over 20 nations, including the US and Canada, to expel more than 100 Russian diplomats, the country's Foreign Ministry responded laconically: "No comments," as quoted by Haaretz.
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WNU editor: This sums up Israel's reaction to other countries expelling Russian diplomats .... Israel Says 'No Comment' on Expulsions of Russian Diplomats Across the Globe Over Poisoning of Spy (Haaretz). Why this reaction .... hmmmm .... doubts on the U.K. intelligence assessment for this nerve agent attack? Recognition on the growing role of Russia in the Middle East? Russian - Israeli relations more tighter than beleived? All of the above?
5 comments:
Israel is like Saudi Arabia. The U.S. is'fickle.'
President changes parties and policy changes overnight to one of hostility. So Saudi Arabia and Israel have been going to Russia.
Corrected the above title.
Russia is positioned in the middle east the way the US was in 1973. Russia is tight with the enemies out there. Russia is tight with Iran and growing friendlier with Iran's enemies Saudi Arabia, Israel and Turkey. I think that makes them the broker in the region, like the US used to be. Don't piss off the broker.
The UK Gov is full of Palestinian apologists and open anti-Semites. Israel is not going to undercut their international relations for a nation is determined to see the Israeli nation compromised eternally, in exchange for a temporary peace accord, that isn't worth the paper it's written on.
Russia now in Syria. So, too arch enemy Iran, and Hezbollah on Golan border...US, Trump says, will pull out of Syria. Israel wants a friendly nation there to shackle Iran...
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