Are you kidding? I doubt Russia even cares who Israel sends to this event. Israel is upset but I doubt Russia is. Israel likes to pretend and persuade others it's more important than it is.

Putin will be the only head of state in attendance. Everyone else is sending lesser lights. How humiliating for the former KGB flunky.

with each other.....

This will affect all Jews living in Russia today. God bevere !. Arn.Sweden.

It's disappointing because the Jews helped the Russian People a lot in WW2 .As Soldiers in Tank Artillery Ammunition and Airoplane Production AJewish Spy Rings played a Considerable Role .Jews were strong for supporting the Russian people in the USA against Nazism. The decision to sell the S300 ought be postponed .The USA and Russia qualify for SuperPower Security Status as they destroyed Nazi Germany Directly protecting Iran to secretly produce nukes is bad for world peace .

Sarah B. More than 700000 Of the 3000000 Soviet Jews were ultimately killed. And between 20 - 25 million soviet citizens died during the Great War. So you should show some respect and make am effort to learn the difference between a celebration and a commemoration.

putin thinks that he can invade entire countries and arm genocidal terror states, all without any consequences. putin does not understand that once his doppelganger obama will be out of the picture, his ability to manoeuvre on the world stage will be restricted. his huge country's population will continue to decline, to die young and to be consumed with alcoholism. the entire sunni world will be russia's enemy. iran will be taken out regardless of putin's efforts to arm it. russia will have few allies and many angry enemies.

"officials in Jerusalem who asked to remain anonymous confirmed that it was difficult not to see a direct link between the two decisions" - so you think Obama and Putin are working together? or you think Obama attitude will destroy the U.S. too? i did not understood your post when you suggested that when obama will be out of the picture, Putin ability to manoeuvre on the world stage will be restricted. So it doesnt make sense your comment when the article says that the gov decided so, "partly in order to avoid angering the United States and Western countries"

So? why you can send also low-level dignitaries? ther u have Lapid, Ayman Odeh or left political parties representatives..

Why would Russia care if Israel sends someone or not?

It is a disgrace for Israel. The Jews owe a lot to Russia for liberating so many of them from certain death. (I am one of them). There is no excuse for that. If they are upset there should be another way to express this.

True. Israel always counts itself a very important country and without them the whole world will close down.

the continuation of extermination even when they were in close proximity to the concentration camp at Auschwitz. Same went on at Warsaw uprising (the Polish one). We uphold lies and disinformation about the Allies and the "Jewish question". They were mostly willing to turn blind eye to the German killing machine. Only when the jig was finally up and they had but no choice to liberate the camps they did so.

Why didn't obama show up for the Paris meeting after the terror attack there? Why did Kerry show up with James Taylor, one microphone and a lame rendition of "You've got a friend"? Please.... KEEP BUILDING ISRAEL FOR MORE JEWS !!!

Russia not sell weapons to Israel's enemies? Russia HAD to defeat the Nazis, she had no other choice she certainly didn't treat her Jews well, I know, my mothers family left there just in time they escaped with their lives and so many Jews ( and others) lost their lives. Glad they did a good thing by helping you and others but, Russia is no friend to Israel. KEEP BUILDING JEWISH ISRAEL !!!

and, don't forget FDR refusing to allow the Exodus to arrive thereby sending the Jews to a sure death due to FDR's neglect and callousness.