Russia’s ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov has been summoned by Israel’s Foreign Ministry for a dressing down, following an interview with the Jerusalem Post in which he said it is the Jewish state conflict is the destabilizing factor the Middle East, not Iran.
Viktorov also accused Israel of being an aggressor for attacking arms shipments to the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group, and questioned whether tunnels found under the Israel-Lebanon border were dug by the Lebanese organization.
The Foreign Ministry said Viktorov had been "seriously reprimanded" for his comments.