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It's In Israel's Interest to Mend Ties with Russia | JPost |
Following United States President Donald Trump's announcement that Washington will immediately begin withdrawing troops from Syria, analysts believe it is more important than ever for Israel to mend strained ties with Russia.
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On Wednesday, Moscow sent a special delegation to Israel to help ease tensions, potentially signaling a willingness by the Kremlin to move beyond the dispute over the downed plane.
Before the delegation's arrival, however, the discord played out at the United Nations, with both governments taking contrasting positions on resolutions in the General Assembly. For its part, Russia helped defeat a United States-sponsored resolution that would have condemned Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group that rules the Gaza Strip.
The Kremlin also invited Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh to visit Moscow later this month despite opposition by Jerusalem.
Israel seemingly retaliated diplomatically when earlier this week it voted for a UNGA resolution that denounced Russia's "progressive militarization of Crimea." The measure also called on Moscow to "end its temporary occupation of Ukraine's territory." Up until that point, Israel had notably been silent on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
"We are still figuring out the [Israeli-Russian] relationship after the downing of the Russian aircraft," Zvi Magen, a former Israeli ambassador to Russia and the Ukraine, told The Media Line.
"The Russians tried to change the rules of the game [by courting Haniyeh] and the Israelis didn't like that. Russian officials, on the other hand, wanted to teach Israel a lesson that they will assert their own independent interests.

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