Qatar’s Ambassador to Russia Fahad bin Muhammad al-Atay met this morning with Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar in his offices at the Marina Roshcha Center in central Moscow.
As Jerusalem hopes for breakthrough in case of Naama Issachar, jailed for 7.5 years over 10 grams of cannabis, Moscow says ‘an exchange option is not being looked at’.
Naama Issachar’s family not notified of transfer; diplomat who locates her says she wasn’t allowed to bring winter clothes and books; lawyer: she’ll be moved again to another site.
The remarks came in response to news of even more Israelis being questioned, the week after 46 Israelis, including children, were kept in the airport for six hours.
Last Wednesday FJC of Russia held the annual ceremony for its Fiddler on the Roof awards, which recognizes contributions made to the country’s social and cultural life by individuals and organizations regardless of their nationality and beliefs.
A Moscow court upheld the verdict against an American-Israeli woman jailed on charges of drug smuggling on Thursday after a hearing in which she asserted that she had been tricked into signing a confession.
Foreign Ministry says only one Israeli still held, expected to soon be released; Russian embassy notes some 20 Russian tourists denied entry to Israel every day.
50 young leaders from 31 cities across the FSU came together for a bi-annual School of Leadership seminar ran in Moscow by FJC’s YAHAD young adults platform last week.
