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Israeli diplomat expelled from Russia
Israeli diplomat Shmuel Polishuk, who serves in Nativ, was forced to urgently leave Moscow after Russian authorities accused him of espionage, it was reported on Thursday.
Israel had pressured Russia to prevent his official expulsion and even threatened a counter move, Ma'ariv reported. According to the report, it was eventually agreed upon that he would not be declared a 'persona non grata' but would have to leave the country.
The Foreign Ministry did not provide any details other than saying that the issue was being examined by the foreign ministries of the two countries.
Nativ is a body that operates under the Prime Minister's Office and its official capacity is to encourage aliya from Russia. In the past, Nativ was part of the intelligence community.
The body was established in 1952 and in the first years of the state's existence worked clandestinely most of the time. It worked to bring Jews living in what was then the Soviet Union closer to Judaism, Zionism and Israel, often operating deep inside the staunchly anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic soviet empire.
Nativ's activities were diminished after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990. In 2006 it was made subordinate to the Ministry of Strategic Affairs, then headed by Avigdor Lieberman, who currently serves as foreign minister. When Lieberman's ministry was shut down Nativ was again put under the authority of the Prime Minister's Office.
Israeli diplomat deported from Russia | Israel | Jerusalem Post
Israeli diplomat Shmuel Polishuk, who serves in Nativ, was forced to urgently leave Moscow after Russian authorities accused him of espionage, it was reported on Thursday.
Israel had pressured Russia to prevent his official expulsion and even threatened a counter move, Ma'ariv reported. According to the report, it was eventually agreed upon that he would not be declared a 'persona non grata' but would have to leave the country.
The Foreign Ministry did not provide any details other than saying that the issue was being examined by the foreign ministries of the two countries.
Nativ is a body that operates under the Prime Minister's Office and its official capacity is to encourage aliya from Russia. In the past, Nativ was part of the intelligence community.
The body was established in 1952 and in the first years of the state's existence worked clandestinely most of the time. It worked to bring Jews living in what was then the Soviet Union closer to Judaism, Zionism and Israel, often operating deep inside the staunchly anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic soviet empire.
Nativ's activities were diminished after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990. In 2006 it was made subordinate to the Ministry of Strategic Affairs, then headed by Avigdor Lieberman, who currently serves as foreign minister. When Lieberman's ministry was shut down Nativ was again put under the authority of the Prime Minister's Office.
Israeli diplomat deported from Russia | Israel | Jerusalem Post
