Israel Bonds with Russia

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Israel Bonds with Russia 

The deepening ties between Israel and Russia are important for the country’s security, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said as he addressed a Jerusalem Day ceremony on the eve of his departure to Moscow.
    Israel has worked to strengthen its ties with Moscow, alongside those of its chief ally, the United States, whose President Barack Obama, Netanyahu has met only once in the last year.
    Coordination between the IAF and the Russian air force continues to be good, due to the need by both countries to avoid inadvertent incidents in the crowded air space over and around Syria.
    Despite the fact that Moscow is working closely with the Iran-led axis, which includes Israel’s most bitter, formidable enemy in the region—Hezbollah—Russia’s presence has proven to be a moderating, restraining influence on Hezbollah’s conduct vis-a-vis Israel.
-jpost.com, 5 June 2016
 

Commentary: Israel’s relationship with Russia is immensely important because the bulk of the Jewish population in Israel descended from the Soviet Union. Thus, it is quite natural to see the relationship being developed even deeper.
    From biblical perspectives Russia is not mentioned, except that geographically Russia is located in the uppermost north from Israel. Bible scholars are divided regarding the invasion of Israel as described in Ezekiel 38 and 39. At this point in time, it seems almost impossible for such an invasion to take place under the leadership of Russia.
    Furthermore, the conditions for the often discussed invasion have not been met. Ezekiel 38:11 reads, “And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates.” That quite apparently is yet to come.
(For more on this subject, read Northern Storm Rising, Item 2294.)
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