Russia's diplomatic attack against Israel: Three condemnations and a reprimand

June 15, 2022   

Attack against Israel: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov summoned Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Alex Ben-Zvi for a reprimand at the Foreign Ministry today (Wednesday) - protesting the attack on Damascus International Airport last week, which was attributed to Israel. This was reported by Ariel Kahane in Israel Hayom. These are the changes to the intercity public transportation routes in Jerusalem • All the details Moscow's statement said that Bogdanov "once again expressed serious concern about the Israeli Air Force attack on the Damascus airport, which damaged the runway, navigation equipment and buildings, and caused damage to international civilian air traffic." Bogdanov also told Ben-Zvi: "The justifications received from the Israeli side regarding the attack appear unconvincing and that Moscow is awaiting further clarifications, including within the framework of the existing Russian-Israeli mechanism for preventing dangerous incidents in the Syrian direction." Earlier, the Russian representative for the peace talks in Syria condemned Israel and claimed that they were unacceptable.

Earlier, an official statement was published by the Russians, which read: "We are forced to emphasize that the ongoing Israeli shelling of Syrian territory, in violation of the basic norms of international law, is unacceptable. We strongly condemn Israel's provocative attack on critical Syrian civilian infrastructure. Such irresponsible actions create serious risks to international air traffic and put the lives of innocent people in real danger. We demand that the Israeli side stop this evil practice.".

Earlier this morning, the Russians issued another condemnation of the Supreme Court's approval of the Ateret Cohanim association to enter the Petra Hotel complex in Jerusalem's Old City. In this statement, the Russians claimed that the Supreme Court's approval of the hotel purchase deal is "a provocation that endangers the Christian community in Jerusalem.".