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Ksneia Svetlova (Photo by Yasmin Yaira)

Don’t call her the ‘Russian candidate’: Meet Ksenia Svetlova

An interview with the latest addition to Tzipi Livni’s ‘Zionist Camp,’ on the heavy price Israel will pay if it can’t solve the Palestinian conflict, how much Russian and Mizrahi immigrants have in common, and whether the Labor/Livni list will consider forming a new government with Netanyahu. In the Israeli electoral system, party heads often…

By Orly Noy January 29, 2015

An elderly Russian immigrant in Israel (Screenshot Social TV)

WATCH: In Israel, the ruble’s collapse hits hard for elderly Russian Jews

Today’s generation of older immigrants from the former Soviet Union worked their whole lives — 30 years in Russia and 20 years in Israel. Up until six months ago, their pensions from Russia helped them stay above water. Since the sharp decline of the Russian ruble, however, many of them are now forced to survive…

By Social TV January 3, 2015

Avigdor Lieberman (photo: Yotam Ronen / activestills.org)

The downfall of Avigdor Liberman

Without a distinct ideology or the support of Israel’s ultra-right, the days of Liberman dominating political headlines may soon be over. By Aaron Magid On the night of the 2009 election as Avidgor Liberman’s party jumped to unprecedented power with 15 seats, the popular Israeli satirical show “Eretz Nehederet” depicted Liberman ominously. Both Benjamin Netanyahu and Tzipi…

By +972 Magazine May 3, 2014

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Avigdor Lieberman (photo: Yotam Ronen / activestills)

The Russians came, the Russians stayed: A response to Uri Avnery

In a recent article, seasoned veteran of the Zionist Left Uri Avnery claimed that the influx of Russian-speaking immigrants to Israel, living in self-imposed ghettos, is what pushed the country to the right politically. Lia Tarachansky counters that the Russian-speaking community never ‘mingled’ with other Israelis because it was never invited to do so, and that…

By +972 Magazine May 3, 2013

Are we allowed to say Lieberman is a Soviet emigre?

Stating the obvious is not racism Shmuel Sermontea-Gertel has basically accused me of being a racist, after referring to Avigdor Lieberman as a Homo Sovieticus. I contest that claim. The term “Homo Sovieticus” has a very distinct meaning. It refers to someone who accepted basic Soviet thinking, including blind acceptance of claims made by authority…

By Yossi Gurvitz November 19, 2010