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Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Israel said to protest to Russia over invitation for Hamas leader
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael has voiced strong protest to Russia for inviting Hamas politburo leader Ismail Haniyeh to Moscow, Channel 10 reports.
During the past two weeks, Israeli envoy to Russia Gary Koren is said to have complained to senior Russian officials about the invite, while Netanyahu hasn’t been invited to meet Putin since Syrian air defenses downed a Russian plane when attempting to hit an Israeli jet. Moscow has blamed Israel over the incident.
Senior Israeli officials are quoted saying Israel has made similar protests to Russia’s embassy in Israel.
Haniyeh’s invite hasn’t yet matured into an actual meeting.
Moscow reportedly dismissed the Israeli protests, saying Jerusalem is also holding talks with the Palestinian terror group.
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