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Russians in Israel
Illustrative: Jewish immigrants from Russia and Ukraine arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, January 30, 2018. (Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit)
September 22, 2019, 2:07 am
As Putin cracks down on democracy, Russian Jews increasingly moving to Israel
‘The Putin aliyah’? Immigration hits highs not seen since the early 2000s, as the Jewish state is seen as a haven from economic woes, crime, and rising illiberalism
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a conference of the Israeli Keren Hayesod foundation in Moscow on September 17, 2019. (Pavel Golovkin / POOL / AFP)
September 19, 2019, 10:40 pm
Putin says he considers Israel a Russian-speaking country
Israel is home to almost 2 million migrants from former Soviet states, Russian leader says, so countries share a ‘common family’
By JTA
Illustrative: 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
Illustrative: The building of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel in Jerusalem. (Flash90)
July 25, 2019, 1:19 pm
Israel’s rabbis making it harder for immigrants to prove Jewishness — advocate
Study by Itim and IDI shows number rejected by Chief Rabbinate on the rise, with DNA testing now being used on some, rather than halachic tradition of accepting people’s word
By Marcy Oster
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Yisrael Beytenu head Avigdor Liberman, right. (Flash90)
July 11, 2019, 3:57 pm
In swipe at Liberman, PM says only he takes action to help Russian immigrants
Yisrael Beytenu head responds with derogatory quote about Netanyahu made by former prime minister Yitzhak Shamir in 2000
By TOI staff
Israelis gather at the Rose Garden in front of the Knesset to mark the international '4:20' marijuana smoking day, in a demonstration to push legalizing the drug, in Jerusalem, on April 20, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 13, 2019, 11:19 am
PM said to back law to legalize public pot-smoking, home-growing for private use
Ahead of elections, Netanyahu reportedly set to support Likud MK Haskel’s bill softening laws on marijuana; Likud also appoints new adviser to target Russian-speaking voters
By TOI staff
Edward Kaprov, an Israeli photographer, holds one of his images on a glass plate in his field darkroom, near Kibbutz Kissufim, overlooking the northern Gaza border, on February 5, 2019. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
February 15, 2019, 3:24 pm
Photographer revives archaic art form in Gaza border series
Edward Kaprov says he took to mid-19th century collodion process as part of an artistic project to ‘create a dialogue between the past and future’
By Jonah Mandel
A display in the Ashdod Big Fashion Mall complex including a Christmas tree. (Courtesy)
December 12, 2018, 5:19 am
Ultra-Orthodox deputy mayor calls for removing Christmas tree from Ashdod mall
Shas representative says decorations a ‘disgrace’ aimed at harming Jewish identity; company says it’s trying bring a ‘European atmosphere’
By TOI staff and JTA
Russian citizens living in Israel voting at one of the 14 polling stations across the country, March 2018. (Facebook Embassy of Russia in Israel)
March 19, 2018, 7:43 pm
Few Russians in Israel cast ballots, but most who do back Putin
Opposition candidate with Jewish roots comes in second among the 12,000 Israeli Russians who participate in presidential election
By Raphael Ahren
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 7, 2016. (AFP Photo/Pool/Maxim Shipenkov)
February 15, 2018, 10:59 am
Russian official: If Iran attacks Israel, we’ll stand with you
Moscow’s deputy ambassador in Tel Aviv says while Israel was right to shoot down intruding drone, he doesn’t buy IDF’s assertion that Tehran was behind Saturday’s launch
By Raphael Ahren
Oleg Kuvaev satirizes Russian society with his cartoon, 'Masyanya.' (Courtesy)
May 12, 2017, 10:56 am
In Tel Aviv, a Russian cartoonist draws upon the old country for inspiration
In the classic tradition, Oleg Kuvaev satirizes society back home — and he’ll speak about it this week at Limmud FSU in New York
By Julie Masis
Rabbis Ari Edelkopf, center, and Berel Lazar, right, listen to a speech at a reception of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia in Sochi, Russia, February 9, 2017. (Courtesy of Federation of Jewish Communities)
February 14, 2017, 4:06 am
Rabbi’s expulsion rattles Russian Jews fearful of Kremlin crackdown
Chabad emissary Ari Edelkopf has been deemed a threat to national security, worrying a community that finds itself living in an increasingly authoritarian state
By Cnaan Liphshiz
A girl catching artificial snow at the opening of the Table Talk Cafe in Tel Aviv. (Anna Rudnitsky/The Times of Israel)
October 26, 2016, 3:59 am
On the banks of the Yarkon River lies a little piece of Moscow
Driven out of Russia by political change and economic crisis, Moscow intellectuals boost commerce and community life in Russian-speaking Israel
By Anna Rudnitsky
President Reuven Rivlin, left, meets with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on March 17, 2015. (Mark Neyman/GPO)
March 17, 2016, 9:08 pm
Moscow wants more trade with Israel, Russian PM tells Rivlin
Both leaders express support for efforts to establish a free-trade agreement
By Tamar Pileggi
President Reuven Rivlin (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Moscow on March 16, 2016 (Mark Neiman/GPO)
March 17, 2016, 4:29 am
Israel won’t allow Iran, Hezbollah on Syrian border, Rivlin tells Putin
Israeli president tells Russian counterpart enemies’ presence in Golan Heights is a red line, backs return of UN peacekeepers
By TOI staff
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