Originally Posted by
rattman
dunno what significance the "Israel's Minister of Diaspora Affairs" has in the grand scheme of things but he said
This morning it was reported that Iran is transferring ballistic missiles to Russia. The sufficiency of where Israel should stand in this bloody conflict will end. There is no room for self-righteousness anymore. The time has come for Ukraine to receive military aid as the USA and NATO countries do.
I would suggest that is a watershed moment in Russian-Israeli relationship. Israel has maintained an odd mutually beneficial relationship with Russia, in part due to the diaspora. Family relationships and migration has continued since WW2, even during the Cold War. Migration started back in 1880, and 1908 where Russia was hostile to jews. Given Vlad's racist tendencies, I would expect Israel to be concerned about targeting of jews for conscription by Russia in retaliation to Israeli support on what sounds like moral objections to the actions of Russia. Israel may be a small country, but the ability for Israel to defend it's interests, are well above their weight bracket.
That sounds like good news for Ukraine and a diplomatic wet fish slap from Israel to Vlad.
