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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (White House photo, cropped)

Why the Abbas KGB ‘revelation’ came out now

Israeli academic who fed the story to the press tells the ‘NY Times’ he wanted to undercut the Kremlin’s efforts to host Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Israel’s Channel 1 News broadcast a story Wednesday night alleging that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was a KGB agent in Damascus 33 years ago. The story, for obvious reasons, was picked up…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man September 8, 2016

The remains of the Palestinian village Bayt Shanna, near Ramle. (photo: palestineremembered.com)

Two journeys back in time to a place called home

Sixty-five years after his family fled their beloved village, a Palestinian refugee gets to realize his dream and see what is left of his fantasy. By Assia Ladizhinskaya “It’s good to see you’ve come back home,” sings the radio ever since Arik Einstein passed away, “Home – it says it all.” “What does it mean?”…

By Haokets March 15, 2014

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (Mitya Aleshkovskiy/Wikimedia Commons)

‘Jerusalem Post falsely claims Russian democracy activist made anti-Semitic remarks’

Just days before the Moscow mayoral election, opposition leader Alexei Navalny is accused of ‘toasting the Holocaust’ at a gathering. It never happened. By Vera Krichevskaya On the morning of August 27 I opened my Twitter account as usual, and the first thing that caught my eye was a tweet with a bright red avatar:…

By +972 Magazine August 29, 2013

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‘Not born for happiness’: Israel as a Russian opera

The ultimate tale of a missed opportunity, now staged by the Bolshoi on Tel Aviv’s opera stage, resonates strongly in an Israeli heart that still recalls an old hope. It does not end like an opera. No diva is sprawled on the stage, a dagger in her heart and a high D♭emerging emerging from her…

By Yuval Ben-Ami June 27, 2013

Turkish tanks deploy towards the Syrian border near Akcakale, Oct 8, 2012 (photo: Roee Ruttenberg)

WATCH: Tensions mount on Turkey-Syria border

AKCAKALE, TURKEY — It has been nearly a week since a Syrian mortar shell landed on a Turkish home just across the border, killing five members of the same family. The incident brought a swift response from Turkey, and a promise by the government in Ankara that it would not hesitate to strike back, which…

By Roee Ruttenberg October 10, 2012

Pussy Riot: On freedom of expression, Putin has a partner in Israel

By Jonathan J. Klinger A few months ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin came to Israeli for a brief visit. The president, who receives embarrassing support from Israeli Minister of Foreign Affair Avigdor Liberman, and almost magical admiration from Knesset member Anastasia Michaeli, also received a warm hug from Israeli government leaders, first and foremost Benyamin Netanyahu. This welcome leaves no room for doubt that there is a…

By +972 Magazine August 20, 2012