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Naama Issachar, sentenced to 7.5 years in Russia over alleged drug smuggling, in an undated photo (Courtesy)
Netanyahu asks Putin to pardon Israeli backpacker jailed on drug charges
By TOI staff
Official request seeks release of Naama Issachar, who is believed to be held in tit-for-tat over detained Russian hacker wanted by US
Naama Issachar and her mom Yaffa in a post to Issachar's Instagram page in July 2018.
In deepening row, Israel tells citizens to ‘think twice’ before flying to Russia
By TOI staff
Naama Issachar, sentenced to 7.5 years in Russia over alleged drug smuggling, in an undated photo (Courtesy)
October 15, 2019, 8:40 pm
Netanyahu asks Putin to pardon Israeli backpacker jailed on drug charges
Official request seeks release of Naama Issachar, who is believed to be held in tit-for-tat over detained Russian hacker wanted by US
By TOI staff
Aleksey Burkov during a court hearing in Israel (Channel 13 news)
October 15, 2019, 5:12 pm
Russian hacker at heart of Naama Issachar case moved to protective custody
Prisons Service says it seeks to ensure ‘well-being’ of Aleksey Burkov, whose pending extradition to US is believed behind tough sentence for Israeli woman held by Moscow
By TOI staff
Naama Issachar has been detained in or near Moscow since April. (Naama Issachar/Instagram via JTA)
October 15, 2019, 9:56 am
Minister: PM to formally ask Putin for release of Israeli jailed in Russia
Yuval Steinitz says prime minister is doing what he can to help Naama Issachar; sister says although she has US citizenship family has not asked Washington to intervene
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Naama Issachar, sentenced to 7.5 years in Russia over alleged drug smuggling, in an undated photo (Courtesy)
October 14, 2019, 8:58 pm
Minister said set to extradite Russian hacker to US despite jailed Israeli
Officials tell TV news they are taking ‘quiet’ action to help Naama Issachar, held by Russia; mother visits her in prison, says daughter feels ‘she’s been kidnapped’
By TOI staff
Naama Issachar, sentenced to 7.5 years in Russia over alleged drug smuggling, in an undated photo (Courtesy)
October 14, 2019, 2:51 pm
Russia says Putin to weigh plea to pardon jailed Israeli; mother granted visit
Yaffa Issachar says it’s her daughter Naama’s Hebrew birthday; conveys that Israeli president, PM and justice minister ‘trying to help her’ after she was sentenced to 7.5 years
By TOI staff
Aleksey Burkov during a court hearing in Israel (Channel 13 news)
October 13, 2019, 11:12 pm
Russian hacker at center of prisoner dispute denies ties to Russian intelligence
Israeli officials believe Moscow is trying to stop extradition of Aleksey Burkov to the US by jailing Naama Issachar, but he says ‘Russians never leave Russians behind’
By TOI staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of heads of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on October 11, 2019. (Alexey DRUZHININ / SPUTNIK / AFP)
October 13, 2019, 9:03 pm
Putin says Russia seeking free trade area with Egypt and Israel
Deal would remove trade barriers between nations; Russian leader says Moscow can play key role in Mideast peace due to its good relations with region’s countries
By TOI staff
Naama Issachar and her mom Yaffa in a post to Issachar's Instagram page in July 2018.
October 13, 2019, 7:13 pm
In deepening row, Israel tells citizens to ‘think twice’ before flying to Russia
Israeli leaders are pleading with Putin to rethink 7.5 year term for woman caught with 10g of pot, held as apparent bargaining chip for Russian hacker Israel is to extradite to US
By TOI staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, on March 16, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / MAXIM SHIPENKOV)
October 13, 2019, 3:23 pm
Rivlin pleads with Putin to pardon Israeli woman jailed in Russia
Naama Issachar, sentenced to 7.5 years for marijuana found in bag on Moscow stopover, widely believed to be held as bargaining chip for Russian hacker imprisoned in Israel
By TOI staff
Israeli-American women Naama Issachar, 26, was sentenced to 7.5 years in Russia over alleged drug smuggling (Courtesy)
October 13, 2019, 10:15 am
Israeli officials believe Russia-held woman became ‘hostage’ in tit-for-tat move
Naama Issachar, sentenced to 7.5 years for marijuana found in bag on Moscow stopover, had her detention conditions worsened after Israel okayed extradition of Russian hacker to US
By TOI staff
Yaffa Issachar speaks to Channel 12 news, October 11, 2019 (Channel 12 screenshot)
October 12, 2019, 6:56 pm
PM tells mother of Israeli jailed in Russia he’s ‘doing everything’ to free her
Lawyer of Naama Issachar, sentenced to 7.5 years for marijuana found in bag on Moscow stopover, calls punishment unprecedented and possibly politically motivated
By TOI staff
Israeli-American women Naama Issachar, 26, was sentenced to 7.5 years in Russia over alleged drug smuggling (Courtesy)
October 12, 2019, 1:25 pm
Russian hacker held in Israel asks family of jailed woman to urge prisoner swap
Aleksey Burkov has appealed to relatives of Naama Issachar, 26, sentenced in Russia to 7.5 years for alleged drug smuggling, to push Israeli officials for exchange
By TOI staff
Naama Issachar has been detained in or near Moscow since April. (Naama Issachar/Instagram via JTA)
October 11, 2019, 5:49 pm
Russia jails Israeli-American for 7.5 years for smuggling pot, despite PM’s plea
Foreign Ministry condemns ‘disproportionately heavy punishment’ for Naama Issachar, 26; sentencing comes after Israel said to turn down swap offer for Russian hacker wanted by US
By TOI staff
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