Russia's relationship with Israel and Palestine in focus

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - Report 12 Oct 2023 by Alex Teddy and Alexei Panin

Hamas’s massive attacks on Israel and Israel’s incursions into Gaza throw Russia’s complex and contradictory relationship with the protagonists into sharp relief. The USSR voted for the creation of Israel in 1948. But by the mid-1950s the USSR was a backer of Arab nationalism, which it perceived as an anti-Western force. The USSR recognized Palestine as a sovereign nation when the Western world did not.

With the dissolution of the USSR, hundreds of thousands of post-Soviet Jews moved to Israel. They were overwhelmingly Russophone and culturally Russian even if they came from Soviet republics other than Russia. Putin even described Israel as a Russian-speaking country, and in the 2000s he was often cordially received in Israel.

Prime Minister Netanyahu is particularly mindful of the need to avoid irking Russia. However, that may change. He may conclude that he needs to be harder on Russia because of allegations that Wagner trained and armed Hamas. Russia also has a collaborative relationship with Iran, which is perceived to be the armorer and treasurer of Hamas.

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