Russia is becoming the last global power militarily engaged in the region. Many analysts warn of great dangers for Israel, but one also sees opportunities
Yuval Steinitz says prime minister is doing what he can to help Naama Issachar; sister says although she has US citizenship family has not asked Washington to intervene
One expert says troop pullout will impact US credibility for years to come; another believes president's stock in Mideast has plummeted while Putin's is skyrocketing
Officials tell TV news they are taking 'quiet' action to help Israeli Naama Issachar jailed in Moscow; mother visits her in prison, says she feels 'she's been kidnapped'
Israeli officials believe Moscow is trying to stop extradition of Aleksey Burkov to the US by jailing Naama Issachar; but he says 'Russians never leave Russians behind'
Deal would remove trade barriers between nations; Russian leader says Moscow can play key role in Mideast peace due to its good relations with region's countries
Israeli leaders are pleading with Putin to rethink 7.5 year term for woman caught with 10g of pot, held as apparent bargaining chip for Russian hacker Israel is to extradite to US
Naama Issachar, sentenced to 7.5 years for marijuana found in bag on Moscow stopover, widely believed to be held as bargaining chip for Russian hacker imprisoned in Israel
Naama Issachar, sentenced to 7.5 years for marijuana found in bag on Moscow stopover, had her detention conditions worsened after Israel okayed extradition of Russian hacker to US
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