A total of 184 new immigrants (olim) making aliyah from Ukraine via the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews landed in Israel on six separate flights on Jan. 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Naama Issachar, 26, was sentenced last year 7.5 years in prison in Russia for allegedly possessing 9.5 grams of cannabis in her luggage, while on a stopover in Moscow on her way from India to Israel.
Spokesperson for Russian president says clemency for Naama Issachar, currently serving 7.5-year sentence for cannabis possession at Moscow airport, is unlikely to be announced before Putin arrives in Jerusalem on Thursday.
Netanyahu assures Naama Issachar, who is being held by Moscow on drug charges, that Israel ‘does not leave anyone behind’ and says that entire country keeps her in its thoughts.
President Duda's government said it was 'inadmissible' to invite Russia's Putin to speak but not the leader of Poland. Duda had wanted a chance to correct what he perceives as ''lies'' about Poland's role in the Holocaust.
Yaffa Issachar, whose daughter is being held by Moscow on drug charges, asks Rivlin not to host Russia president at official residence during upcoming trip.
According to Polish media, one of the reasons is the expected address by Vladimir Putin, who has recently waged a campaign against Poland accusing it of responsibility for World War II.
