Why Israel Has Been Slow to Support Ukraine

from Middle East Program

from Middle East Program

People walk past projections of the national flags of Russia and Ukraine on the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City. Ammar Awad/Reuters

Israel’s government is grappling with a moral imperative to help Ukraine in a war that recalls its own struggle to maintain sovereignty while acknowledging that cooperation with Russia is vital to its security goals.

Article by Elliott Abrams and Gideon Weiss

April 8, 2022 9:01 am (EST)

People walk past projections of the national flags of Russia and Ukraine on the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City. Ammar Awad/Reuters
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