Deputy foreign minister says Israel has ‘clear’ position on Russian invasion

3 March 2022, 1:23 pm

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Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll attends a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on December 1, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll says Israel has a “clear” position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which included condemning it at the United Nations.

“We have diplomatic relations with both sides… and we have considerations that we operate according to,” Roll tells Army Radio.

“Israel’s position is very clear. It was also expressed in the condemnation at the UN… we support Ukraine’s territorial integrity, and are against any act of war,” he says, without mentioning Russia by name.

Israel has so far been careful in its comments on the conflict. This is believed to be at least partly due to its need to work with the Russian military presence in neighboring Syria.