Senior Russian officials have been holding talks in recent days with Israeli officials with the aim of ensuring that Israel does not interfere with the transfer of air defense measures from Syria to the Ukrainian front, Kan News reported on Sunday.
Israel’s Reshet Bet reported that a Russian source close to the Kremlin warned an Israeli official about a week ago that a Russian loss on the battlefield could lead to a wave of anti-Semitism.
“The fact that Russia is losing in the war in Ukraine will lead to a search for scapegoats,” he said.
The official added that the common denominator of Ukrainian President Zelensky, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and other leaders will lead to antisemitism on the Russian side. However, according to the official, Russian President Vladimir Putin is preventing a wave of antisemitism from breaking out.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Putins dying give them the sir defense they need to protect civilians
Is this some form of blackmail??
UncleMo: You ask if this is some sort of blackmail; it’s the classic language of the protection racket. “You wouldn’t like anything bad to happen to your nice store, would you? Pay up and we will keep the bad guys away”!
Anti-Semitism is endemic in Russia (and most other places). If Israel “interferes”, whether or not to protect its own interests, Putin and his thugs will blame Israelis and Jews for his losses.