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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 620

Naama Issachar

Naama Issachar gestures during an appeal hearings in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia, December 19, 2019. (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr.)
October 19, 2022, 12:23 pm
Report: Israeli traveler was kept in Russian jail extra day for Netanyahu photo op
TV report also cites more evidence Naama Issachar was used as a bargaining chip by Moscow in its efforts to prevent hacker Aleksey Burkov’s extradition from Israel to US
By ToI Staff
The Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem, November 29, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)
July 24, 2022, 10:34 pm
Israel gears up to fight, as Russia puts screws to Jewish Agency for unclear reasons
Latest struggle evokes Cold War memories of Russian Jews trapped behind Iron Curtain; for now, Jerusalem striking balance between playing Moscow’s game and warning of consequences
By Judah Ari Gross
Naama Issachar in an interview broadcast July 13, 2022 (Screen grab/NBC News)
July 14, 2022, 10:19 am
Naama Issachar speaks for 1st time: My detention in Russia was a political ‘game’
Israeli-American backpacker eventually pardoned by Putin gives interview as US basketball player Brittney Griner suffers similar ordeal: ‘I know what she’s going through’
By ToI Staff and AP
Israeli lawyer Maya Reiten. (Facebook)
November 28, 2021, 10:45 am
Israeli held in Belarus on suspicion of smuggling in 2.5 grams of medical marijuana
Lawyer Maya Rayten-Stol was arrested in Minsk airport 3 weeks ago; Foreign Ministry says Israeli ambassador visited her in jail
By ToI Staff
Aleksey Burkov attends an appeals hearing against his extradition to the United States at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, November 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 28, 2021, 3:59 pm
Scammer tied to Naama Issachar case deported from US to Russia — reports
Aleksey Burkov, who was arrested in Israel in 2015, lands in Moscow; officials had suggested Russia sought his release last year by offering swap for jailed Israeli backpacker
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 4, 2019. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/POOL/AFP)
July 21, 2020, 4:26 pm
UK report on Russian interference: Israel unwilling to openly challenge Kremlin
British parliamentary report says Putin used UK-based oligarchs to expand influence, notes Jewish state has also welcomed Russian oligarchs
By ToI Staff
Aleksey Burkov attends an appeals hearing against his extradition to the United States at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, November 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 27, 2020, 8:20 am
Russian scammer tied to Naama Issachar case jailed for 9 years by US court
Aleksey Burkov, who facilitated $20 million in credit card fraud, is sentenced in Virginia; Israeli officials suggest Russia sought release by offering swap for jailed backpacker
By Matthew Barakat
Naama Isaachar (left) is greeted by Sara Netanyahu while her mother Yaffa (second left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayhu look on at the Moscow airport, January 30, 2020 (GPO)
February 10, 2020, 1:42 pm
Reportedly rebuked, Yaffa Issachar apologizes to Netanyahu for lack of thanks
Public statement from freed backpacker’s mother comes after her daughter’s Facebook post didn’t mention PM, whose office denies reprimand
By ToI Staff
Naama Issachar is greeted by Sara Netanyahu, while her mother Yaffa and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu look on, Moscow Airport, January 30, 2020. (Koby Gideon/GPO)
February 9, 2020, 11:48 pm
Report: Issachar family reprimanded after Netanyahu left out of ‘thank you’ post
Backpacker jailed in Russia thanks activists, Tel Aviv mayor, celebrities and others for campaigning for her, but neglects to mention PM; PMO official denies rebuke
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Passengers stand waiting at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow, June 27, 2013. (Sergei Grits/AP)
February 5, 2020, 6:58 pm
Israelis detained at Moscow airport, denied entry to Russia for 2nd time in days
Authorities reportedly lock five passengers in room with no water or bathroom for six hours, then send them back to Israel
By ToI Staff
Aleksey Burkov attends an appeals hearing against his extradition to the United States at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, November 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 4, 2020, 2:08 pm
US prosecutors search for victims of Russian scammer tied to Issachar case
Virginia officials call for those hurt by Aleksei Burkov’s credit card fraud scheme to contact Justice Department
By AP and ToI Staff
Leah Goldin (r), mother of late Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin, and Zehava Shaul, mother of late Israeli soldier Oron Shaul, whose bodies are held by Hamas in Gaza, seen at a press conference ahead of the cabinet meeting outside the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem, August 5, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 2, 2020, 4:38 am
Mother of slain soldier held in Gaza charges PM doing more for pardoned convict
Leah Goldin asks why Netanyahu is not expending the same effort for her son and others held by Hamas as he did to free Naama Issachar from Russian jail
By ToI Staff
Naama Issachar is greeted by Sara Netanyahu, while her mother Yaffa and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu look on, Moscow Airport, January 30, 2020. (Koby Gideon/GPO)
February 1, 2020, 9:19 am
An indictment, a plan and a pardon: Netanyahu’s wild week
Release of backpacker during visit to Moscow caps a rollercoaster 5 days in which PM’s diplomatic feats starred alongside his legal woes
By Aron Heller
Naama Issachar, an Israeli-American woman who was jailed in Russia on drug charges, and received a pardon from Russian President Vladimir Putin, arrives to her home in Rehovot, January 30, 2020. (Meir Vaknin/Flash90)
January 30, 2020, 7:26 pm
Shocked and grateful, backpacker jailed by Russia for drugs lands back in Israel
Naama Issachar returns home on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s official plane following pardon from Russian President Vladimir Putin
By ToI Staff
Naama (R) and Yaffa Issachar (2nd R), along with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and his wife Sara (2nd L) at Moscow Airport, January 30, 2020. (Screen grab/Channel 12 News)
January 30, 2020, 1:41 pm
Backpacker Naama Issachar walks free in Russia, boards PM’s plane back to Israel
Netanyahu and his wife greet Israeli-American at Moscow airport, after diplomatic efforts help secure her release from Russian prison, where she was jailed since drugs conviction
By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff
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