Putin uses hashish to get one over on (weak) ally Netanyahu
Putin’s ties with Netanyahu have frayed over repeated Israeli air raids into neighbouring Syria, according to two Western diplomats in Moscow
Moscow/Jerusalem — Russian President Vladimir Putin never misses a chance to pounce on perceived geopolitical weakness, even when doing so might contribute to the downfall — and potential incarceration — of an old acquaintance such as Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Russian leader has snubbed repeated requests from his embattled Israeli counterpart to free Naama Issachar, a 26-year-old army veteran sentenced to 7.5 years in jail for carrying a small amount of hashish in a Moscow airport during a layover in April. She was flying back to Tel Aviv from New Delhi after a backpacking trip to India that included a course in yoga...
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