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By trying too hard to spare Vladimir Putin, the Israeli government is arousing tension and bitterness on the Ukrainian side.
But, according to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Israel must show neutrality to take into account common interests with Russia: the Iranian nuclear file, military cooperation in Syria against Iran and the fate of tens of thousands Ukrainian and Russian Jews.
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Way to justify his refusal to publicly denounce the personal responsibility of the Russian president in the war, Naftali Bennett presents himself as one of the rare leaders to be able to serve as intermediary between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.
He went last week to the Kremlin and multiplied the telephone conversations with the Ukrainian president.
For the moment, this mission of good offices has remained in vain.
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More embarrassing: according to Israeli media, Naftali Bennett would have advised Volodymyr Zelensky to surrender in the face of Vladimir Putin's demands...
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