Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen Visits Bucha before Meeting Zelensky Today

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@elicoh1 visited Bucha, a suburb of Kiev badly damaged at the beginning of the war.

FM Cohen: It is impossible to remain indifferent in the face of the harsh sights and horror stories that I have heard and been exposed to.

Israel condemns any intentional harm to innocents.
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Bucha was the scene of the massacre of civilians including children last year in the early days of Russia's war so not surprising Cohen would visit there before meeting with Zelensky , it's the first time the two have met since Russia's invasion started.

Israel's stance on the war has been neutral up until now but earlier this month Benjamin Netanyahu said he was open to providing Ukraine with Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defense system , no prizes for guessing what the main topic of conversation will be.

Israel does not reject providing military aid to Ukraine, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with CNN .

Asked whether Israel could provide military support to Kyiv, Netanyahu said he was "definitely considering" such an option. He separately noted that Israel is ready to consider the delivery of the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system to Ukraine.

The head of the Israeli government also said that he is ready to act as a mediator in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, if both sides and the United States agree to it.

Netanyahu's words were met with the usual rhetoric.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said after Netanyahu's words that "all attempts to deploy weapons, even if they remain at the level of intentions, will lead to an escalation of the crisis."
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Iron Dome would certainly be a help but Israel dipping its toe in the water would send a bigger signal to Moscow.

Time will tell.

Kiev will be the new jerusalem

originally posted by: gortex

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@elicoh1 visited Bucha, a suburb of Kiev badly damaged at the beginning of the war.

FM Cohen: It is impossible to remain indifferent in the face of the harsh sights and horror stories that I have heard and been exposed to.

Israel condemns any intentional harm to innocents.
twitter.com...

Bucha was the scene of the massacre of civilians including children last year in the early days of Russia's war so not surprising Cohen would visit there before meeting with Zelensky , it's the first time the two have met since Russia's invasion started.

Israel's stance on the war has been neutral up until now but earlier this month Benjamin Netanyahu said he was open to providing Ukraine with Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defense system , no prizes for guessing what the main topic of conversation will be.

Israel does not reject providing military aid to Ukraine, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with CNN .

Asked whether Israel could provide military support to Kyiv, Netanyahu said he was "definitely considering" such an option. He separately noted that Israel is ready to consider the delivery of the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system to Ukraine.

The head of the Israeli government also said that he is ready to act as a mediator in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, if both sides and the United States agree to it.

Netanyahu's words were met with the usual rhetoric.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said after Netanyahu's words that "all attempts to deploy weapons, even if they remain at the level of intentions, will lead to an escalation of the crisis."
www.radiosvoboda.org...

Iron Dome would certainly be a help but Israel dipping its toe in the water would send a bigger signal to Moscow.

Time will tell.

Moving the Iron Dome to Ukraine would be a perfect opportunity for Iran.

The US is hell-bent on removing all of the checks and balances around the globe.

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I’d be willing to bet they wouldn’t be giving up some of their own batteries, but rather allowing some to be manufactured or sold for Ukraine.

Even then, I’d guess it would only be for Kyiv. Israel is about the size of New Jersey while Ukraine is around the size of Texas. Israel isn’t impenetrable, and they’ve been tuning their system for decades. I can’t imagine their gesture amounting to a blanket sky defense for Ukraine.

Russia & Israel are already on a collision course. They've been tangling for awhile. Russia & Iran etc.

Will be interesting to see what happens here, but I'm kind of doubting the Iron Dome will materialize. But at the same time Israel knows the head-bumping is coming and maybe it's close enough that they're ready to commit.