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Topic: Vladimir Putin

May 19, 2013
11:26 pm

Syrian rebels taking cover during fighting against government forces. (photo credit: AP/Local Council of Barzeh)

Hezbollah commander killed in assault on Syria border town

Fadi al-Jazzar believed to be former prisoner released by Israel in 2004 as part of swap with Hezbollah for soldier’s bodies

By Lazar Berman

May 19, 2013
7:42 pm

Assad, Hezbollah forces launch massive assault on key rebel town

Opposition sources report at least 30 dead as planes, tanks and Nasrallah’s troops join forces in long-anticipated offensive on Qusair

By Lazar Berman

May 19, 2013
12:54 pm

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem two years ago (Photo credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)

Russia knows exactly what the fuss is about

By insistently arming Assad, and with increasingly sophisticated air defenses, a disingenuous Moscow risks heating the northern border to boiling point

By David Horovitz

May 18, 2013
8:23 am

Syrian rebels from al-Qaida affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, wave their brigade flag as they step on the top of a Syrian air force helicopter, at Taftanaz air base that was captured by the rebels, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday January 11 2013 (photo credit: AP/Edlib News Network ENN)

‘Israel prefers Bashar Assad to Islamist rebels’

Israeli officials reportedly tell the London Times: Better the devil we know than the demons we can only imagine

By Times of Israel staff

May 18, 2013
2:52 am

Amos Yadlin, former director of military intelligence. (photo credit: Gideon Markowicz/FLASH90)

Israel-Syria tensions remind me of pre-1967 war period, says ex-intel chief

Amos Yadlin warns Israel should be wary of carrying out further airstrikes on Damascus, says Russia is signaling that it won’t let the US touch Syria

By Times of Israel staff

May 17, 2013
6:53 pm

A UN peacekeeper near the Israel-Syria border (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90

Syria: Time for Israel to reassess

With Russia upping the stakes and the US and Turkey opting out of the fray, Israel appears to be headed for a collision

By Itamar Rabinovich

May 17, 2013
4:59 pm

Maj. Gen. Amos Gilad (res.), director of the Defense Ministry's office of Policy and Political-Military Affairs (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)

Israel is not seeking to topple Assad, top defense official says

Seeking to calm tensions with Damascus, Amos Gilad says Syrian regime is ‘acting responsibly’ as regards Israel; Lebanese media reports IAF overflights

By Adiv Sterman

May 17, 2013
4:09 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extends his hand to German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle during a press conference after a meeting in Jerusalem, Friday, 17 May (photo credit: Emil Salman/Flash90)

PM: I will go anywhere, meet anyone to protect Israelis

FM Guido Westerwelle pledges Germany’s support for restarting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process

By Yoel Goldman

May 17, 2013
10:23 am

Illustrative photo of the Russian warship Varyag (photo credit: CC BY-randychiu, Flickr)

Russia sends at least 12 warships to Syria

Deployment presumably a warning to Israeli and Western officials regarding military intervention against Assad

By Times of Israel staff

May 17, 2013
1:16 am

CIA Director John Brennan (photo credit: AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

CIA chief pays surprise visit to Israel

John Brennan meets with defense minister to discuss escalating concerns over Syria

By Ron Friedman

May 16, 2013
8:34 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin at Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem on June 25, 2012. (Photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/POOL/FLASH90)

Unmoved by Israel, Russia will send top air-defense system to Assad

Moscow says it must honor its deal with Damascus, even though Netanyahu warned Putin that delivery of S-300 missiles could plunge the region into war

By Times of Israel staff

May 15, 2013
9:19 pm

A Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system on display in an undisclosed location in Russia (photo credit: AP)

Netanyahu to Putin: ‘Your missile sales to Assad could trigger war’

PM says sophisticated S-300 system has no relevance for Syrian regime’s civil-war battles, but that its delivery by Moscow could prompt an Israeli response, Channel 2 reports

By Times of Israel staff

May 15, 2013
8:45 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks into Syria from the Golan Heights in January 2013. (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO/FLASH90)

Israel ‘will bring down Assad’ if he retaliates for future airstrikes

Jerusalem conveys unprecedented threat to Syrian president, unnamed officials say; Israeli source tells NY Times further raids contemplated on weapons shipments

By Times of Israel staff

May 15, 2013
9:27 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry (back to camera) speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (photo credit: AP)

US, Russian officials: Syria peace conference in June

Kerry says ‘enormous plans are being laid’ for bid to negotiate political transition, warns Assad not to make more ‘gross miscalculations’

By Times of Israel staff and AP

May 14, 2013
4:33 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (photo credit: AP/ Maxim Shipenkov)

In talks with Netanyahu, Putin urges restraint on Syria

After emergency meeting at Black Sea resort, no word from either head of state about Russia’s sale of S-300 missiles to Assad

By AP and Times of Israel staff

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: Vladimir Putin

Hezbollah commander killed in assault on Syria border town

Fadi al-Jazzar believed to be former prisoner released by Israel in 2004 as part of swap with Hezbollah for soldier’s bodies

Assad, Hezbollah forces launch massive assault on key rebel town

Opposition sources report at least 30 dead as planes, tanks and Nasrallah’s troops join forces in long-anticipated offensive on Qusair

Russia knows exactly what the fuss is about

By insistently arming Assad, and with increasingly sophisticated air defenses, a disingenuous Moscow risks heating the northern border to boiling point

‘Israel prefers Bashar Assad to Islamist rebels’

Israeli officials reportedly tell the London Times: Better the devil we know than the demons we can only imagine

Israel-Syria tensions remind me of pre-1967 war period, says ex-intel chief

Amos Yadlin warns Israel should be wary of carrying out further airstrikes on Damascus, says Russia is signaling that it won’t let the US touch Syria

Syria: Time for Israel to reassess

With Russia upping the stakes and the US and Turkey opting out of the fray, Israel appears to be headed for a collision

Israel is not seeking to topple Assad, top defense official says

Seeking to calm tensions with Damascus, Amos Gilad says Syrian regime is ‘acting responsibly’ as regards Israel; Lebanese media reports IAF overflights

PM: I will go anywhere, meet anyone to protect Israelis

FM Guido Westerwelle pledges Germany’s support for restarting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process

Russia sends at least 12 warships to Syria

Deployment presumably a warning to Israeli and Western officials regarding military intervention against Assad

CIA chief pays surprise visit to Israel

John Brennan meets with defense minister to discuss escalating concerns over Syria

Unmoved by Israel, Russia will send top air-defense system to Assad

Moscow says it must honor its deal with Damascus, even though Netanyahu warned Putin that delivery of S-300 missiles could plunge the region into war

Netanyahu to Putin: ‘Your missile sales to Assad could trigger war’

PM says sophisticated S-300 system has no relevance for Syrian regime’s civil-war battles, but that its delivery by Moscow could prompt an Israeli response, Channel 2 reports

Israel ‘will bring down Assad’ if he retaliates for future airstrikes

Jerusalem conveys unprecedented threat to Syrian president, unnamed officials say; Israeli source tells NY Times further raids contemplated on weapons shipments

US, Russian officials: Syria peace conference in June

Kerry says ‘enormous plans are being laid’ for bid to negotiate political transition, warns Assad not to make more ‘gross miscalculations’

In talks with Netanyahu, Putin urges restraint on Syria

After emergency meeting at Black Sea resort, no word from either head of state about Russia’s sale of S-300 missiles to Assad

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