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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 366

Ksenia Svetlova

Ksenia Svetlova

Executive Director ROPES (Regional Organization For Peace, Economics & Security); Senior non-resident fellow Atlantic Council; former member of Knesset (Hatnua)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his office in Jerusalem, February 5, 2024 (Haim Zach/GPO)
May 20, 2024, 1:49 am
Beyond Israel’s borders: Netanyahu’s arrogance risks Israeli-Egyptian relations
India signs port agreement with Iran * Kuwait goes back to autocracy * Atrocities continue in Sudan civil war
By Ksenia Svetlova
A supporter of the Shiite Houthi rebels with an ammunition belt placed on his head attends a celebration in Sanaa, Yemen, November 9, 2019. (Hani Mohammed/AP)
February 12, 2024, 7:16 pm
Beyond Israel’s Borders: Is Iran actually able to control its proxies?
This week in the region: Sudan loses internet connection, America continues to target Shiite Iraqi militias, and Turkey and Syria still feel heavy damage from last year’s earthquake
By Ksenia Svetlova
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, right, shakes hands with the new United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Syria Hassan Ahmad al-Shihi and receives his credentials, in Damascus, Syria, January 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
February 5, 2024, 4:45 pm
Beyond Israel’s borders: Why did Abu Dhabi return its ambassador to Damascus now?
Even as Israel’s far-right celebrates at a conference on resettlement of Gush Katif, Arab countries work to restore ties with Syria and an economic crisis deepens in Egypt
By Ksenia Svetlova
Aleksandr 'Shura' Uman, left, and Egor Bortnik perform during the Bi-2 rock band concert in Moscow, Russia, December 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
February 1, 2024, 3:00 am
Russia is intimidating its expat celebrities in an attempt to silence them
Alt-rock band Bi-2, which has Israeli-Russian members, was nearly deported from Thailand. After a week in detention, Israel’s Foreign Ministry succeeds in flying group to Tel Aviv
By Ksenia Svetlova
A Kuwaiti man holds a placard bearing the portrait of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a rally in solidarity with the people of Gaza at Iradah Square in Kuwait City on January 14, 2024. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
January 29, 2024, 4:49 pm
Beyond Israel’s borders: Middle Eastern diplomatic ties under strain amid war in Gaza
While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tests Abraham Accords allies’ patience, the US considers withdrawing from Syria, and Egypt’s relations with Russia grow warmer
By Ksenia Svetlova
A civil defense team carries out search and rescue operations in a damaged building following a missile strike launched by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Arbil, Iraq, on January 17, 2024. (Safin HAMID / AFP)
January 22, 2024, 1:01 am
Beyond Israel’s borders: Iran runs amok as Israel’s neighbors continue to face crises
In this round-up of current challenges facing the Mideast, Iran attacks Iraq, Syria, and Pakistan while Lebanon’s leadership calls for peace – but is unable to control Hezbollah
By Ksenia Svetlova
Houthi supporters burn the American flag during a rally to mark the seventh anniversary of the Houthis' takeover of the Yemeni capital, in Sanaa, Yemen, September 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)
December 28, 2023, 4:29 pm
The power behind the power: How Qatar helped the Houthis become a threat to Israel
While the militia recently emerged as an unlikely menace to international shipping, its combative influence in the region has long been amplified by Doha
By Ksenia Svetlova
People eat at a fast food restaurant, Vkusno-i Tochka, in a former McDonald's outlet in Bolshaya Bronnaya Street in Moscow, Russia, June 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
December 27, 2023, 1:41 pm
Was Russia’s McDonald’s franchise sold to a straw man for supersized profits?
With sanctions on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, burger giant McDonald’s ostensibly retreated. Recordings depicting the chain’s sale suggest it wasn’t all kosher
By Ksenia Svetlova
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as they prepare to deliver joint statements, after a meeting and a lunch in the Israeli leader's Jerusalem residence, June 25, 2012. (AP/Jim Hollander, Pool/File)
December 11, 2023, 4:38 pm
Russia’s priorities are clear after Netanyahu-Putin call, and Israel isn’t one of them
A 50-minute conversation between the two leaders on Sunday won’t yield any change — because as Russia has long demonstrated, it has picked a side
By Ksenia Svetlova
A Palestinian youth rides his scooter in the Tulkarem refugee camp in the West Bank on November 7, 2023, following an overnight raid by Israeli troops amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Hamas terror group. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
December 3, 2023, 5:51 am
With all eyes on Gaza, Hamas might send the West Bank up in flames
The terror group’s popularity jumps as Palestinians lose confidence in Abbas, while IDF operations have killed hundreds and settler violence is at a high. Something has got to give
By Ksenia Svetlova
Russia's United Nations Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya raises his hand as he votes against a US resolution over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war that was vetoed in the UN Security Council, Wednesday, October 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
November 30, 2023, 1:37 pm
At odds with Israel, Moscow won’t even condemn Hamas for murder of its own citizens
Moscow’s refusal to investigate atrocities committed against Israelis with Russian citizenship during the Oct. 7 massacre hints at relationship issues that Israel can no longer ignore
By Ksenia Svetlova
Leonid Nevzlin (via Facebook)
July 30, 2022, 8:58 pm
Exiled oligarch in Israel: Putin doesn’t want to annex Ukraine, but to destroy it
His company dismantled and friends imprisoned, Leonid Nevzlin has lived in Israel for 20 years. He hasn’t ceased criticizing the Kremlin – and sees some parallels in his new home
By Ksenia Svetlova
Joseph Stalin in July, 1941. (Public domain)
June 23, 2020, 3:21 pm
Far from toppling statues, former Soviet Union puts up new monuments to Stalin
After Cathedral of Russian Armed Forces almost unveiled a mural of late dictator on June 22, Moscow-born former MK Ksenia Svetlova explores a troubling new trend of Stalin worship
By Ksenia Svetlova
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Syrian President Bashar Assad light candles while visiting a cathedral for Christmas, in Damascus, Syria, January 7, 2020. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
January 11, 2020, 1:57 pm
A turbulent decade sees Moscow’s star shine brightly in the Middle East
Russia is increasingly asserting its place as the dominant superpower in the region; the proverbial Russian bear hug could prove dangerous
By Ksenia Svetlova
Likud MK Avi Dichter meeting Saudi blogger Mohammed Saud on July 22, 2019. (Credit: Knesset Spokesperson's Office)
August 22, 2019, 7:01 pm
As Saudi bloggers reach out to Israel, some see signals of a regional shift
A recent visit to the Jewish state by Mohammed Saud received major publicity after he was attacked by Palestinians. But is this a condoned political strategy, or more of the same
By Ksenia Svetlova
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