Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Putin in Moscow for 3 hours.

[applegrove]

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Putin in Moscow for 3 hours. Then he called Zelensky. France, USA, others were involved. CNN

[58Sunliner]

1. Israel won't condemn Russia, last I heard.

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They wouldn't help arrange peace talks either. On edit-In the UN-"Israel also was among 96 countries that co-sponsored Wednesday’s resolution — a step it refused to take last week when a similar resolution came before the Security Council. That decision led US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield to express her disappointment to Erdan." So initially Israel would not vote for the resolution to condemn the invasion and did so after the Us intervened? Also note that for the second vote- "Israel sent its Deputy UN Ambassador Noa Furman to address the emergency session on Tuesday, instead of Ambassador Gilad Erdan, in an apparent effort to downplay the Israeli stance and avoid a diplomatic spat with Russia."

Previously "Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday avoided condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine — or even mentioning Russia by name — in his first remarks since the incursion began.

“The world order as we know it is changing,” he said, speaking at an IDF officer graduation ceremony in southern Israel. “The world is much less stable, and our region too is changing every day.”

“These are difficult, tragic times,” said the prime minister. “Our hearts are with the civilians of eastern Ukraine who were caught up in this situation.”
That is sick.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-general-assembly-including-israel-votes-overwhelmingly-to-condemn-russia/

[BlueIdaho]

2. Time to re-think our foreign policy?

We must at least ask the question

[MarineCombatEngineer]

6. You do know that Israel voted against Russia in the UN Gen. Assy.

don't you?

[58Sunliner]

9. Looks like they had a come to Jesus moment.

[Hekate]

13. Ahem

[58Sunliner]

10. I agree. Please see my edit above.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. They joined in the vote against Russia in the United Nations.

And Natalfi Bennett had the blessing of our president to meet with Putin. Maybe they can be a useful conduit.

[58Sunliner]

8. After he had his arm twisted? Please see edit above.

[applegrove]

4. Seeing as how they are a new little country

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bigger neighbours would like to erase I think they have sympathy. All I've seen is support for Ukraine by Israelis.

[maxsolomon]

5. Then what is this meeting?

How is it not an effort to arrange talks?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. It is.

Israel has cordial relations with Russia and the Ukraine and with Russian forces in Syria they are practically neighbors

[58Sunliner]

12. "Cordial" relations with a brutal, murderous, dictator.

[58Sunliner]

11. No idea. More window dressing? Putin trying to look like he is rational?

He lies and manipulates. Trying to draw the focus from his horrible murders? Stalling for time and hoping Ukraine runs out of resources?