Yom Shishee
Friday
24 Adar I 5782
February 25 2022
The Idiotic Quotation of the Day
“Aliens will invade Ukraine before Putin invades there.”
Israel Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman in a meeting three days ago.
The Photos of the Evening
Jews from Kiev being evacuating in the dead of night last night prior to a Russian assault.
And another photo:
More Ukrainian Jews being taken to safety.
If these photos don’t make you remember photos of Jews being rounded up during the Holocaust, they should. Fortunately, the Jews above are not being taken to be murdered.
The News on the Israeli Street
The daily Corona update . . .
9,119 new cases of Corona were confirmed yesterday bringing to 94,456 active cases in the country.
The positive test rate was 11.9%.
657 people are hospitalized in very serious condition; another 277 are in critical condition on ventilators.
10,114 Israelis have died—an increase of 38 since yesterday.
The good news: the number of active cases has dropped below 100,000, and the positive test rate continues to decline. The bad news: those in serious and critical condition have increased, and more than 3 dozen Israelis died yesterday.
IDF action in the last 24 hours . . .
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IDF forces shot a Palestinian terrorist who attacked them with an IED at the Jalama Crossing near Jenin. No Israelis were wounded.
IDF forces led by the Caracals thwarted a massive drug smuggling operation on the Egyptian border for the third time this month. Yesterday, 40 kg of drugs worth some 800,000 shekels were captured.
TODAY’S BLOG
Where Does Israel Stand On Ukraine?
“The first line of aid to Ukraine should be a civilian factor. Every effort should be made not to involve the IDF due to strategic considerations with Russia. The IDF should only be involved in Ukraine if there is no other choice.”
Benny Gantz, Israel “Defense” Minister
Gantz’s words yesterday underline the position of our Israeli government which is not to condemn Russia because of the strategic relationship between Israel and Russia in regard to Syria where Russia has turned a virtual blind eye to continuous Israeli attacks on Iranian/Hezbollah positions.
In fact, Russia implicitly thanked Israel yesterday for only mildly criticizing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Israel received “moderate messages from the Russians that they think there were countries that condemned them much more harshly than Israel.”
After this implicit thank you came a statement from the Israel Foreign Ministry which again mildly criticized the Russian invasion. This led to the Israel Ambassador being called on the carpet in Moscow today by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
All of this comes amidst unconfirmed reports this morning that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a moment of desperation has asked Israeli PM Bennett to mediate between Ukraine and Russia.
As we all know, such a move would be absurd. PM Bennett is no more equipped to mediate between the two countries than your average elementary school student. However, considering the egomaniac that Bennett is, your humble servant would not be surprised if Bennett jumped into the fray–much to the detriment of Israel.
So where does Israel stand on Ukraine?
Apparently, Bennett, Lapid, and Gantz are trying to walk a tightrope of criticizing Russia–but not to the point of angering Putin.
Shabbat Shalom from OneIsrael
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