Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu treads lightly with President Vladimir Putin.

Russia is not responding in kind, with public criticism increasing.

By Steven Erlanger and Adam Sella
March 19, 2024

Israel, though heavily dependent on support from the United States, Germany and other Western nations, has been noticeably out of step with them when it comes to relations with Russia during its war of conquest in Ukraine.
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Arkady Mil-Man, a former Israeli ambassador to Russia now at the Institute for
National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University, said that Mr. Netanyahu appeared
to ignore that “Israel is perceived as an enemy by the Russians.”

The relationship between Israel and Russia would only worsen, he said, because “the Russians chose a clearly anti-Israeli side.”  But Israel can hardly afford a break in relations.

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