ABC – MK Ksenia Svetlova: “When we feel somebody who is part of us, she knows all the complexities”
On Friday, for the fifth week in row, Israeli soldiers and Palestinian protesters once again clashed along the border with Gaza.
On Friday, for the fifth week in row, Israeli soldiers and Palestinian protesters once again clashed along the border with Gaza.
At the request of MKs Yehuda Glick (Likud) and Ksenia Svetlova (Zionist Camp), the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday discussed Israel’s relationship with the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO), which was founded by a former Nazi functionary and SS officer.
Israel’s defense minister on Saturday dismissed mounting criticism of the military’s handling of mass protests in Gaza over two consecutive weeks, instead accusing the United Nations and the media of ignoring the Syrian civil war.
Alexander Kalantirksy speaks halting Hebrew with a heavy Russian accent. He was seated in a straight-backed chair in his small, dark apartment in Bat Yam, a suburb of Tel Aviv.