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נשיא בלארוס אלכסנדר לוקשנקו פגישה ב מוסקבה 25 מאי 2023

Israel summons Belarus envoy over Lukashenko Holocaust remarks

Foreign Ministry summons Belarusian Ambassador Yuri Yaroshevich for reprimand after President Alexander Lukashenko made antisemitic remarks, invoked Holocaust comparisons and criticized Israel’s wars in Gaza and Iran

Itamar Eichner | 06.17.26

Belarus’ Lukashenko accuses Israel of carrying out ‘Holocaust’ in Gaza

Belarusian president tells Al-Arabiya English that Gaza was ‘wiped off the face of the earth,’ says US can force Israel to stop and warns there is no military solution in the Middle East

ynet Global | 06.16.26

מחנה העבודה בנובוגרודק והנצחת תוואי המנהרה

One of the Holocaust's greatest escape sites may become a paid 'immersive experience'

Descendants of survivors are outraged after the sale of Belarus' Novogrudok labor camp, where one of the Holocaust's most daring escapes took place, to a private developer planning an immersive visitor experience; the developer says it will be a nonprofit Holocaust museum, not an attraction

Itamar Eichner | 06.03.26

Panic in Russia as Putin stages nuclear-capable missile drills with Belarus

Russia says 64,000 troops took part in exercises involving ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles, as Moscow tries to project strength after Ukrainian drone attacks and growing domestic anger over internet shutdowns

Alex Nirenberg | 05.22.26

Part of an 18th-century Torah scroll hidden by Jews during the Holocaust discovered in Belarus home

The rare historical artifact may have been hidden during a period of Nazi occupation and stored for decades in an attic; Experts say it dates back to the second half of the 18th century

Itamar Eichner | 04.20.26

פולין מנהרה חודרת מ בלארוס הברחת מהגרים רוסיה

Report: Hamas suspected of aiding Russia in smuggling migrants to Europe via secret tunnels

Military experts said such construction techniques are associated with groups known for building tunnels in the Middle East, including Hamas and Hezbollah

ynet | 02.25.26

רוסיה קומיקאי סטנדאפיסט ארטמי אוסטנין 6 שנות מאסר בגלל בדיחה

Russia jails stand-up comedian for six years over joke about wounded soldiers

Putin’s regime is tightening censorship as the war in Ukraine drags on, sentencing stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin to a lengthy prison term over a joke about amputee soldiers; Kremlin supporters accused him of ‘crossing a red line’; he fled Russia but was extradited by Belarus

Reuters | 02.05.26

בית הכנסת העתיק בקורבין, כפי שהוצג במכירה הפומבית הקודמת

200-year-old synagogue in Belarus up for auction for just $72,000

Once part of the Kobryn Ghetto during World War II, the 19th-century synagogue later served as a factory before falling into disrepair; efforts to restore it as a memorial to the city’s vanished Jewish community have so far failed

Itamar Eichner | 10.30.25

Eastern Europe on edge: Lithuania closes Belarus border, could invoke NATO Article 4

Lithuania shut its border with Belarus after weeks of smuggling balloons drifted into its airspace, calling the launches part of a 'hybrid war' against Europe; Vilnius says it may call NATO consultations as tensions with Moscow and Minsk intensify

ynet, News Agencies | 10.27.25

Israeli tortured, starved by police in Belarus, family says

Authorities claim the man 'subscribed to extremist content'; His family says the arrest stemmed from his son's anti-regime activism; they criticize Israeli authorities for not intervening

Itamar Eichner | 03.25.25

Paris 2024 Olympics: Which lyrics are played in the neutral anthem?

International Olympic Committee allows Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals, known as 'Individual Neutral Athletes' (AINs)

Ynetnews | 08.04.24

נשיא בלארוס אלכסנדר לוקשנקו בישיבת הממשלה

Belarusian president blames Jews for his government's corruption, says he's 'not antisemitic'

Alexander Lukashenko, in statement broadcast on state television, says Jews have 'special, privileged role' and 'steal and do not think about their future'; Foreign MInistry: President's comments are 'outrageous and sound like definite antisemitic comments'

Itamar Eichner | 06.16.24

Nyet support: Despite Hamas carnage, Russia content with vague calls for 'peace'

The Russians see videos of the massacre committed by Hamas but Putin offers no condolences, simply pointing the finger at Washington; Belarus and Armenia equally reticent to show support

Itamar Eichner | 10.11.23

רוסיה פשיטה על אחוזה של יבגני פריגוז'ין סנט פטרסבורג פאות צילומי סלפי

Wagner chief Prigozhin in Russia weeks after mutiny, Belarus president says

According to Alexander Lukashenko, Prigozhin is 'absolutely free' and Putin will not 'wipe him out'

News agencies | 07.06.23

נשיא רוסיה ולדימיר פוטין ראש קבוצת וגנר יבגני פריגוז'ין

Confirmed: Wagner Group head Prigozhin is in Belarus

The plane of the leader of the rebellion in Russia landed in Minsk; Putin tells Russian fighters they 'stopped a civil war' and that Wagner received a billion dollars from us over a year

Ynet and the agencies | 06.27.23

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