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Fast Forward Matzo Has An Unlikely Fan: Vladimir Putin
The Chief Rabbi of Russia has let out a secret about his president — Vladimir Putin loves matzo and snacks on it all year long. Rabbi Berel Lazar told reporters about the president’s appetite for the unleavened flatbread at an event for the Jewish organization Limmud FSU in Moscow last week, Arutz Sheva reported. While…
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Culture Want to Understand Putin’s Russia? Read “Dressed Up For A Riot.”
In response to the scandal surrounding the 2016 U.S. presidential election, American media outlets have presented the Kremlin as a breeding ground for complex schemes and ruthless espionage, and have cast Vladimir Putin as an eccentric mastermind. These commentators would do well to read Michael Idov’s “Dressed Up for a Riot: Misadventures in Putin’s Moscow,” a…
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News Michael Cohen May Have Had Taxi Business In Russia — And Shady Ties
The story Michael Cohen and President Trump usually tell about how they met focuses on real estate, about glitz and glamour and great views. Cohen says he started buying apartments in Trump World Tower in 2001. Trump says Cohen’s choice of investments shows he’s a smart man and hires him. But another, grittier business may…
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Fast Forward Michael Cohen Drops Suit Over Russia Dossier Amid Prague Trip Reports
Michael Cohen angrily filed a defamation lawsuit against Buzzfeed when the web site published details of the so-called Steele dossier on President Trump’s alleged ties to Russia during the campaign. The pit bull lawyer proved his bark is way worse than his bite when he abruptly dropped the suit even though he still claims the…
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Fast Forward Putin, Netanyahu Warn Each Other About Consequences In Syria
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In a phone call, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned each other about the repercussions of actions related to Iran’s presence in Syria. “Upon an initiative of the Israeli side, a telephone conversation took place between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,” Sputnik,…
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Fast Forward Russia Accuses Israel Of Airstrikes On Syrian Military Airbase
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Russia accused Israel of striking an airbase in central Syria. Fourteen people were killed in the early Monday morning attack, including Iranian nationals, according to reports. Syria first blamed the United States for the attack and, after Russia accused Israel, Syrian state media quoting the military said that Israeli F-15 war planes…
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Fast Forward Israeli Dad-To-Be Beaten To Death In St. Petersburg
A 27-year old Israeli father-to-be died several days after being attacked on the street as he walked home to his St. Petersburg apartment, Russian outlet ‘Fontanka.ru’ reported. Mikhail Verevskoy was coming home from the grocery store late the night of March 29 when he was attacked and brutally beaten, resulting in severe brain trauma. According…
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Opinion Meet The Russian Reality TV Star With Jewish Roots Who’s Taking On Putin
Russia’s presidential election, coming up on Sunday, offers no suspense: there is no doubt that Vladimir Putin will sweep a fake contest with no real challengers. (The only opposition leader with fairly high popularity, anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny, has been disqualified from running by a trumped-up fraud conviction.) But the predictable line-up of Potemkin candidates…
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