Israel's security echelon is diverging from the U.S. defense establishment, convinced that Russia will plow through Ukraine despite surprising Ukrainian victories

Haaretz correspondents Judy Maltz and Yarden Michaeli, who returned from covering the war in Ukraine and the refugee crisis, talk about what they saw on the ground. Also: will Russia end the war with a nuclear showdown?

For years, Russia’s state media has promoted a spurious myth equating Zelenskyy’s government to the Third Reich, backed by efforts to recruit Israel, and Jewish suffering, into its revisionist narrative. Now, Putin’s using that same myth to justify war

Currently, Israelis wishing to host a relative from Ukraine must deposit collateral of at least 10,000 shekels and guarantee that they will leave the country within a month, though first-degree kin are exempt

The deal was reached despite recent appeals to toughen the sentences of those convicted of rioting in mixed cities during last May's round of fighting in Gaza

The foreign minister took a jab at Israel's flag carrier, claiming on Twitter it was accepting payment via a Russian system 'designed to evade sanctions.' The airline says denied the allegations