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Russian former chess world champion and Chairman of Renew Democracy Initiative Garry Kasparov attends the Warsaw Security Forum in Warsaw, Poland on October 12, 2026. (Wojtek RADWANSKI/AFP)
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‘As long as Bibi stays, Israel will be a pariah’
Kasparov hopes Netanyahu’s days are numbered, urges Russian-Israelis to vote him out
By Ksenia Svetlova
Chess legend and Putin critic says Russia’s propaganda machine is backing the PM, predicts a new government without him, urges Israel to side with Ukraine against a shared enemy
Russian-Israeli citizen Alexander Troufanov (L), just released from 498 days of captivity in the Gaza Strip, meets with Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov (R), February 15, 2025. (Russian Embassy to Israel via X)
February 16, 2025, 9:39 am
Russian ambassador meets with freed hostage Sasha Troufanov, gives him new passport
Anatoly Viktorov stresses Russian efforts, at Putin’s direction, to free Troufanov, who spent 498 days in Islamic Jihad captivity in Gaza before his release on Saturday
By ToI Staff
Demonstrators carry placards during a protest following the death in jail of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, outside the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv, on February 16, 2024. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
February 17, 2024, 11:01 am
Hundreds rally for Navalny in Tel Aviv, Haifa as Israeli officials stay silent on death
Kremlin critic’s death, widely blamed on Putin, sparks protests among Russian diaspora; rallies also held in Jerusalem, Netanya, Karmiel; rights group says 100 detained in Russia
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Ariel Leizgold of the Bellboy Group pours a cocktail (Courtesy PR)
January 20, 2023, 11:06 am
Podcast: Tel Aviv’s cocktail master talks hospitality and mixes a boulevardier
Ariel Leizgold, a founder of the Bellboy bar group, credits his Russian-born parents for teaching him how to pour vodka and make people feel at home
By Jessica Steinberg
Filmmaker Artyom Dubitski. (Jacob Rivkin/Times of Israel)
August 19, 2022, 1:00 am
Jerusalem Film Fest prizewinner seeks ‘cure’ for Russian-Israeli family’s divide
In debut documentary, Artyom Dubitski delves into a family mystery leading to an emotional reunion in Russia, as Ukraine war strains ties
By Jacob Rivkin
Rabbi Yosef Khersonsky cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of the Jewish Point congregation's new synagogue building in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)
September 3, 2021, 10:49 am
Tel Aviv’s 1st Russian-speaking congregation says ‘da’ to young progressives
Cutting-edge and open-minded, Jewish Point challenges clichés that Israelis from former Soviet states don’t embrace spirituality, as it celebrates its ribbon cutting this week
By Alex Surin
A Joint List campaign poster put up February 16, 2020, in Bnei Brak, saying in Yiddish: "Your vote against the enlistment decree." (Joint List)
February 16, 2020, 12:58 pm
Seeking ties, Arab-majority party launches Yiddish, Amharic, Russian campaigns
Joint List tries to build solidarity with Jewish ‘marginalized communities,’ with multi-language posters appealing to ultra-Orthodox, Ethiopian-origin and Russian-speaking Israelis
By ToI Staff
An election campaign poster showing Yisrael Beytenu head Avigdor Liberman over the caption, 'Right-wing, and secular too,' in Jerusalem on April 2, 2019, ahead of the April 9 general elections. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 9, 2019, 9:21 am
Liberman’s stand against ultra-Orthodox coercion sees him gaining popularity
Hardline ex-defense minister has relied on support from Russian-speaking Israelis, but polls show his refusal to capitulate to demands of religious parties is widening his appeal
By Delphine Matthieussent and Jonah Mandel
Russian immigrants attend an event marking the 25th anniversary of the major wave of aliya from the former Soviet Union to Israel, at the Jerusalem Convention Center, on December 24, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 26, 2019, 7:05 am
Russians are coming… to the polls. Israeli politicians are finally waking up
Stats show that a strong but overlooked demographic is beginning to wield some clout at the ballot box, but if leaders want their vote, they’re going to have to give something back
By Ira Tolchin Immergluck
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