Prime Minister's Office announces Elizabeth Tsurkov entered Iraq on her Russian passport in March, says it 'holds Iraq accountable for her safety'

New complex will mostly provide consular services, in agreement that provides solution to longstanding dispute over plot

After war in Ukraine broke out, Motl Gordon moved to Israel where he's working with Russian-speaking Jews 'as they are' to nurture a vision of an audaciously welcoming new diaspora

'I'd carve a Swastika into his forehead,' one Ukrainian immigrant says of Russian leader, as expats display gamut of emotions on invasion

Released in time for Novy God, the Russian celebration of the New Year, song plays up stigmas about Russian Israeli women

Though immigration from the former Soviet Union peaked in the 1990s, the cuisine is slowly -- but surely -- entering the Jewish state's culinary mainstream

'The Putin aliyah'? Immigration hits highs not seen since the early 2000s, as the Jewish state is seen as a haven from economic woes, crime, and rising illiberalism

With almost 2 million migrants from former Soviet states, Russian leader says both countries share a 'common family'

Stats show that a strong but overlooked demographic is beginning to wield some clout at the ballot box, but if leaders want their vote, they're going to have to give something back

Study by Itim and IDI shows number rejected by Chief Rabbinate on the rise, with DNA testing now being used on some, rather than halachic tradition of accepting people's word