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Ship traffic stalls in Hormuz as Iran tensions rise and oil prices climb on ceasefire fears

Just one ship exited the Gulf through the strait while two entered in the space of 12 hours, ship tracking data showed on Monday, a fraction of what is usually about 130 vessels per day.

3D printed oil barrels, rising stock graph and words "Oil Stocks" are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026.
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House earlier this month. Expect Trump to quietly approve some advanced US arms for Ukraine, but not nearly enough to meet Kyiv’s demands, say the writers.

Ukraine agrees to US peace proposal to end Russia war, officials say - report

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R)

Ex-IDF intel. officials: Balanced Israeli combativeness can cause Russia to reduce hostility

 Sasha Troponov meets with the chief rabbi of Russia the morning after his release.

Ex-hostage Sasha Troufanov wraps tefillin with Russian chief rabbi day after release


Bennett, Putin discuss Iran, airstrikes in Syria in five-hour meeting

Bennett's visit to Russia will carry on until after Shabbat, as his meeting with Putin was described as "warm and intimate."

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Ministerial Liaison to the Knesset Ze'ev Elkin meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, October 22, 2021

How PM Bennett spent Shabbat in Sochi

PM Naftali Bennett's meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin went on for five hours, and it was clear the Orthodox prime minister would not make it home to his family on time for Shabbat.

 Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Russia President Vladimir Putin meeting, October 22, 2021.

Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg on his charity projects - interview

Viktor Vekselberg: "I thought I understood the West"

Until sanctions were imposed on him, Viktor Vekselberg consistently made it to the Forbes’ top 10, with the exclusion of 2008 to 2010, unfavorable years for metal manufacturers. In 2020, he placed 12th on the list with his fortune of $10.5 billion

Ashkenazi thanks Russia for work to recover Israelis’ remains in Syria

Russia and Israel are marking 30 years of diplomatic relations this year

Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on March 17, 2021

Woman who crossed from Israel into Syria indicted

Syria is on the list of enemy states, and quite a few Israeli-Arabs who have crossed into Israel's neighbor and returned were indicted for their actions.

An old military fort on the Syrian border is seen, with snow-covered Mount Hermon in the background.

Israeli woman released, returns home as two shepherds freed to Syria

The young woman was healthy and did not seem to be hurt in Syria.

View of Mount Hermon covered with snow as it seen from the northern Golan Heights, near the border with Syria, January 20, 2021.

Mikhael Mirilashvili: Making an impact from Georgia to Israel

Mirilashvili is a leader in the international Jewish community with a focus on countries in the former Soviet Union.

Mikhael Mirilashvili, an Israeli-Georgian businessman and philanthropist

Should Israel be concerned that Russia might have an Israeli missile?

Chinese media reported that the advanced missile is now in the hands of the Russians who are reportedly working to reverse engineer it. What a weird report. And what odd timing.

David's Sling Weapons System Stunner Missile intercepts target during inaugural flight test

Israeli woman gets seven years in a Russian jail over nine grams of pot

The Prime Minister's Office said that Israeli authorities have been involved in Issachar’s case from the start, clearly telling Russia that the punishment it wants to give her is disproportionate.

Naama Issachar

Balancing Act

Syria barely exists as a state, but Russia is keen to maintain calm there to help Assad keep control, while Iran, already overstretched, does not seem keen on an all-out confrontation with Israel.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu chats with Israeli soldiers at a military outpost during a visit to Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights overlooking the Israel-Syria border in 2015.