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Russia’s foreign minister, Lavrov, made anti-semitic remarks on Italian news on May 2nd; doubled down on May 3rd. On May 3rd a Hamas delegation arrived in Moscow at Lavrov’s invitation; on May 5th, there was a terror attack in Israel during independence day celebrations; on May 6th, the “Head of a Knesset panel says Hamas will pay for inciting terrorism”. So, will Israel continue to fence sit over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? There’s no fence sitting. If they aren’t on Ukraine’s side, they are effectively taking Russia’s side. How much longer?

Israel: Head of Knesset panel says Hamas will pay for inciting terrorism
i24NEWS May 06, 2022, 05:36 AM https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/defense/1651829651-israel-head-of-knesset-panel-says-hamas-will-pay-for-inciting-terrorism

Israel: 3 dead in suspected terror attack in center city of Elad” i24NEWSMay 05, 2022, 01:54 PM latest revision May 06, 2022, 12:14 AM https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/defense/1651773218-several-injured-in-attack-in-elad-in-central-israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El’ad

Sunset May 4th- nightfall May 5th: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Israel)

Russia maintained an exclusionary policy towards Jews, in accordance with the anti-Jewish precepts of the Russian Orthodox Church. When asked about admitting Jews into the Empire, Peter the Great stated “I prefer to see in our midst nations professing Mohammedanism [Muslims] and paganism rather than Jews”.”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism_in_the_Russian_Empire

Russia expected to soon be a Muslim country. The deaths of its soldiers in Ukraine will make this happen faster: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2022/04/10/russia-is-predicted-to-be-a-muslim-country-by-2050-2/

Senior Hamas delegation in Russia for talks
May 5, 2022 at 10:33 am | Published in: Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine, Russia https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/
A senior Hamas delegation arrived in Moscow on Tuesday at the invitation of Russia’s Foreign Ministry to hold “important discussions” with Russian officials, Tass reported yesterday.

Deputy Head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, Moussa Abu Marzouk, led the delegation, which included Fathi Hammad and Hussam Badran, as well as the movement’s representative in Moscow.

Sources reported by Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper said that the Hamas officials were scheduled to hold talks with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.

The sources also expected that the Hamas delegation might attend a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov.

It is also planning to hold talks with the Russian parliament and the Federation Council, as well as to meet with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

Talks will focus on the situation in Jerusalem, the developments in the occupied Palestinian territories and the Russian-Palestinian ties.” https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220505-senior-hamas-delegation-in-russia-for-talks/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Israel angry with Hamas visit to Russia
May 5, 2022 at 1:24 pm Published in: Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Russia https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/
Israel is unhappy with the visit by a senior Hamas delegation to Russia at a time when its ties with Moscow have been fraught with tensions.

Israel Hayom newspaper quoted Palestinian sources as saying that the talks with the Russians will be important, and that the delegation will discuss with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow the situation in Jerusalem and developments on the Palestinian arena. They also noted that the head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, spoke on the phone with Foreign Minister Lavrov, about two weeks ago.

This visit comes as Russia has rejected Israel’s demand for an apology after Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s remark about Adolf Hitler having “Jewish” roots. Lavrov made his comment on Sunday in an interview with Italian television.

Israel is now seeking to ease tensions with Moscow as it does not want to reach a situation in which the Russians harm the interests of Israel.

Deputy Head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, Moussa Abu Marzouk, is leading the delegation to Russia, which includes Fathi Hammad and Hussam Badran, as well as the movement’s representative in Moscow.” https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220505-israel-angry-with-hamas-visit-to-russia/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Russia is Predicted to be a Muslim Country by 2050; Ukraine is More Christian than Russia or the USA

Israel Summons Russian Envoy Over Lavrov’s Hitler Comment; Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Doubles Down