August 2, 2022 The crisis between Israel en Russia over the operation of the Jewish Agency , which is tasked with assisting Jews who want to emigrate to Israel, is not going anywhere. In fact, it may be escalating. No progress was made at an Aug. 1 meeting in Moscow between the legal delegation sent by Israel and Russian Justice Ministry officials. And what's worse, the Russians seemed to leave no room for any negotiations or litigation. They presented Israel with a stark position: The Jewish Agency had broken Russian law and it must shut down its operations that facilitate...