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Inside the Israel-Syria captive crisis How did a woman from chareidi Kiryat Sefer end up at the center of an international prisoner exchange, facilitated by Vladimir Putin, between Israel and Syria’s Assad? The story of the young Israeli woman who was arrested in Syria after wandering over the border created a storm in Israel, and raised the troubling issue of religious Jewish girls lured by Arab men (see sidebar). Last Tuesday afternoon, ministers were summoned to an urgent meeting to discuss what was described as a “security issue.” The summons was delivered to every minister’s offi...

Why Does Israel Want to Buy 1 Million Doses of Russian Vaccine For Syria? Published February 21st, 2021 - 09:22 GMT Highlights Asharq Al-Awsat report says ‘secret clause’ has Israel funding purchase of Sputnik V doses for Assad regime as part of deal to return woman who crossed border. Israel is said to have agreed to purchase an unknown number of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine doses for use in Syria as part of the deal for the return of an Israeli woman who was held by the Syrian regime after crossing the border two weeks ago. The woman arrived in Israel on Friday via Mosc...

BICOM 19th February 2021 What happened: Early this morning the Israel citizen who had crossed the Syrian border and was held for several days returned to Israel via Moscow. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “Several days ago, a young Israeli woman crossed the border to Syria. I spoke twice with my friend Russian President Vladimir Putin. I requested his assistance in returning her, and he acted. I would like to thank him for again having joined in an effort to bring Israeli citizens back to the country. Israel has always, and will always, do ...

350 shares An Israeli military outpost in the Golan Heights is pictured from the Syrian town of Quneitra on March 26, 2019. (Louai Beshara/AFP) An Israeli woman who crossed into Syria and had been held by the Syrian regime landed in Israel in the early hours of Friday morning after over a week of diplomatic wrangling to secure her return. The woman, who has not been identified, flew from Moscow and landed at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv. She spoke with her family before takeoff and was expected to be questioned by the Shin Bet internal security service, according to He...

Full details of arrangement barred from publication by military censor; MK Tibi responds to deal: Does a Jewish person need to cross into Gaza so Palestinians can get a vaccine?