Friday, February 25, 2022

02/25 Links Pt1: Melanie Phillips: How America has empowered evil in Russia and Iran; Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the death of international law

From Ian:

Melanie Phillips: How America has empowered evil in Russia and Iran
Western countries believed that buying Russian gas would cement the ties that created peace. Instead, they merely handed Putin the means to blackmail them.

The doctrine of interdependence similarly created the fantasy that empowering Iran would turn it from the west’s most lethal terrorist foe into a civilised partner in mutually profitable endeavour.

Above all, the west has told itself that war is unconscionable — even in self-defence — and can always be avoided by diplomacy. This doctrine has reached its nadir in the Iran negotiations, where American diplomacy has become a euphemism for abject surrender.

The Iranian regime’s perception that Biden would never take military action, despite repeated attacks by its proxies against the US and its allies, emboldened it to dig in its heels in the nuclear talks. Ramping up its aggression resulted in more American concessions and the conviction in Tehran that America would give it whatever it demanded.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said this week that he would not allow Putin’s pretence of diplomacy to obscure his aggressive acts. Yet that’s precisely what he’s been doing with Iran — as Putin will have noted.

For the Russian leader, sanctions are but a minor irritant. Serious intent against him by the west would entail putting its military boots on the ground.

Tyrants respect only power. The absence of serious intent is viewed as weakness and spurs more aggression. The only reason the 1962 Cuban missile crisis was defused was that Cuba’s prime minster, Fidel Castro, understood that the US was prepared to fight and sacrifice American lives — which it then was.

The paradox of peace is that its maintenance depends on making the credible threat of war. Western liberals reject this as “war-mongering”. For them, diplomacy has become a religion.

When it comes to resisting abuses of power, however, diplomacy is the god that fails over and over again. When used as a strategy against implacable aggression, it turns its adherents into accessories to killing.

That’s why the Israel “peace process” resulted in thousands of murdered Israelis. It’s why Iran is poised to get its genocide bomb. And it’s why Ukraine will now pay a terrible price — at the hands of a tyrant empowered by a west consumed by its own ludicrous and lethal illusions.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the death of international law
In many ways, this week saw the death of international law.

To be sure, Russia's invasion of Ukraine did not end international law's existence or its place in public debates among Western countries.

But if there was a narrative created since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the establishment of the International Criminal Court in 2002, it was that democracy and international law were on the rise. Now, that narrative seems to have been squashed.

The reasons are simple.

Two of the most important principles in international law are upholding the sovereignty of nations from an armed attack and protecting civilians from the scourge of war.

Allowing Russia to invade and trample Ukraine is essentially allowing the violation of these rules on Europe’s doorstep. The consequence is that international law appears to look today like a farce.

It is no coincidence that Chinese officials have upped their threats to conquer Taiwan and other areas in the South China Sea and many Iranian officials have also begun to express greater confidence about their hegemonic ambitions across the Middle East.

Europe can be counted on to be the loudest in condemning Israel when Jerusalem defends itself in conflict with the Palestinians, Hezbollah and other neighbors which attack it.

To many of these critics, since the Palestinians and other adversaries appear weaker than Israel, the Jewish state gets very little credit for showing restraint, trying to avoid civilian casualties, or for avoiding holding on to parts of Gaza or Lebanon once the conflict is over.

These same critics are also righteous when it comes to criticizing the United States for "war crimes" the American military makes in operational errors caused overseas while fighting terrorists.


The Caroline Glick Show Ep40 – What is Russia Doing in Syria (and what should Israel, the US and Turkey do about it)?
In Episode 40 of the Caroline Glick Mideast News Hour, Caroline was joined by Joel Rayburn who served as President Donald Trump’s Envoy to Syria and in other senior positions related to Syria in the National Security Council, the U.S. Army and the State Department. Caroline and Col. Rayburn discussed what Russia is doing in Syria against the backdrop of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and its transfer of strategic weapons to Latakia, Syria last week. They then analyzed the U.S.’s position in Syria, how the U.S. use Russia’s operations in Syria as a means to weaken Putin and his regime, and how Israel and Turkey can work together to restore their freedom of action in the region in the face of Russia’s close ties with Iran and Bashar Assad.


Col Kemp: WE SHOULD ARM UKRAINE TO THE TEETH
That is history. What should we do now? Britain, the EU and the US have promised, in the words of President Von Der Leyen, ‘a massive sanctions package’. Such measures have been long threatened and failed to deter Putin’s aggression. Sanctions may have a long-term impact but will not get him to pull out now.

Britain should take a lead in immediately supplying whatever weapons and combat equipment Ukraine needs to keep its army fighting. Nato, including British planes, should establish an air corridor over Ukraine and mount an operation on the scale of the Berlin airlift. We should also provide intelligence and defensive and offensive cyber capabilities, including supporting cyber attacks against Russian troops. Putin has set out to destroy the Ukrainian armed forces and bring down their government. If he maintains a long-term occupation, we must be ready to concentrate on direct support to Ukrainian resistance, helping turn Moscow’s offensive into a quagmire like Chechnya or Afghanistan. Tragically, only a relentless procession of Russian body bags could bring enough pressure at home to end Putin’s despotism.

This is not just about defending Ukraine, but also curbing further aggression by Putin against neighbouring states. As well as sanctions directly targeting him, he and his commanders should face indictment at the International Criminal Court for war crimes. We have already seen reports of attacks against protected civilians.

Nato is at its lowest ebb. Its humiliation last year in Afghanistan, which helped embolden Putin, combined with this latest disaster, have completely undermined its deterrent credibility. Now, Nato members are at a decision point. Is the alliance to wither and die? If not, European countries must dramatically increase defence spending. They must also find the political will to act decisively and in unison and be seen to have that will. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said yesterday that he thought this sort of conflict had been consigned to history.

That kind of complacent thinking, shared across NATO countries, is what led Putin to believe he could act with impunity.


UN Watch: Expel Vladimir Putin from the U.N. Human Rights Council
Hillel Neuer of UN Watch calls out the failure of the United Nations' top human rights body to take any action on Russia's invasion of Ukraine: 0 urgent sessions, 0 resolutions, 0 commissions of inquiry.


Here's how to checkmate Putin - chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov
Widely considered history’s all-time greatest chess player, Garry Kasparov, who is a veteran expert on the psyche of Russian President Vladimir Putin, delivered on Thursday a series of messages detailing how to isolate and ultimately defeat Putin on Twitter.

Kasparov's commentary comes in response to Putin's military invasion of Ukraine.

Kasparov wrote: “Since I answered so many of the questions I'm getting today on Putin and Ukraine, and more, in my book Winter Is Coming, I'm pinning it. I hoped it would be history by now, but thanks to Putin and free world apathy, it's still a current event.

"Support Ukraine militarily, immediately, everything but boots on the ground. All weapons, intel, cyber. Bankrupt Putin's war machine. Freeze & seize Russia's finances & those of him and his gang. Kick Russia out of every intl & financial institution. PACE, Interpol, etc.," he continued.

He added that the international community should “Recall all ambassadors from Russia. There is no point in talking. The new unified message is ‘stop or be isolated completely.’ -Ban all elements of Putin's global propaganda machine. Turn them off, shut them down, send them home. Stop helping the dictator spread lies & hate.”

Kasparov wrote further that there is a need to “Expose and act against Putin's lackeys in the free world. If [Gerhard] Schröder and his ilk continue to work for Putin, bring charges. Ask the owners & advertisers of networks platforming Putin propagandists like [Tucker] Carlson why they allow it.”

Lastly, he wrote that the global community must “Russian oil & gas. Pressure OPEC, increase production, reopen Keystone. You can't save the planet if you don't save the people on it. -Acknowledge there will be costs, sacrifices. We waited too long, the price is high, but it will only get higher. It's time to fight.”
The Ukraine-Russia conflict echoes loudly in the Middle East
REGIONALLY, SAID Borshchevskaya, Putin has succeeded in doing something that the leaders of the Soviet Union never did: making Russia indispensable to all parties in the Mideast by maintaining good relations with everyone.

“This is the hallmark of Putin’s approach to the Mideast,” she said. “Putin positioned himself in the Middle East as a mediator, and somebody that can talk to all sides. He’s positioned himself as a mediator between Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel.... Russia built good relations with all governments and even the opposition movements to them. This is a fundamentally different approach to the Mideast [than under the Soviets], giving Moscow greater flexibility.”

According to Borshchevskaya, wanting to maintain good relations with all Mideast players may be what is keeping Russia from hitting at the US and the West by stoking the flames on Israel’s northern border.

“The fact of the matter is Russia does not want a serious bilateral crisis with Israel. And Israel doesn’t want a serious bilateral crisis with Russia,” she said.

This also explains why Israel is not the only country in the Mideast treading very carefully regarding how to respond to the current crisis. On Wednesday Israel finally released a statement regarding the crisis, affirming its support for Ukrainian sovereignty, but not slamming Russia in any way. Most of the other countries in the Mideast are in a similar quandary, having good relations with Russia and afraid of making it an enemy by backing its rival.

But Borshchevskaya pointed out that there is one big difference between Israel and these other Mideast countries: “Israel is a genuine democracy – it is part of the Western family of liberal democracy.”

Borshchevskaya said that while it is clear that Israel’s security concerns regarding Russia are critical and need to be taken into consideration, and that Jerusalem needs to be extremely cautious in navigating its way through this crisis, “putting principles over interests can sometimes pay dividends.”
JPost Editorial: Russia invaded Ukraine - what will Israel do?
In calling on Ukrainian forces to lay down their weapons and warning other countries against interfering, Putin said he was acting to prevent a genocide against Russian-speakers, and for aiming for the “demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.”

In response, Zelensky said, “You are told that we are Nazis. How could a people that lost more than eight million people in the fight against Nazism support Nazism? How could I be a Nazi? Tell my grandfather, who went through the whole war (World War II) in the infantry of the Soviet Army and died as a colonel in independent Ukraine.”

Putin, who has been a supporter of Israel and the Jewish people, is a master strategist. But he has played a double game, also acting as a key ally to Syria and Iran. In addition to supplying Tehran with arms, Russia also built its first nuclear reactor at Bushehr.

Israel needs to pay heed to its strongest ally, whose president, Joe Biden, strongly condemned Russia’s “unprovoked and unjustified attack. Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way.”

While focusing on the safety of Israelis and the Jewish community in Ukraine, Israel should take a moral stand against the war. That is what is needed right now.
Israel stands with the Ukrainian people, Bennett tells Zelensky
Israel supports the Ukrainian people in their time of need, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky when the two spoke on Friday.

The public comments Bennett's office published after the call did not mention any condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine that began on Thursday morning.

They did discuss Israel's plan to offer humanitarian aid, particularly medical assistants, to the Ukrainian people.

Their call was part of a series of diplomatic calls Israeli leaders have held in the past 48-hours, as the Foreign Ministry has pushed to remove its citizens from the war-torn country and provide assistance to Jews who want to flee.

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday night. On Friday he also spoke with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. "We discussed the situation in Ukraine and the resulting global consequences, as well as Israel’s offer of humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian people," Lapid said.

Lapid has also held a number of situational assessments with his ministry. Bennett held a large meeting on the Ukrainian crisis on Thursday night at the Kiryah Military Headquarters in Tel Aviv to cement plans to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine as well as to assist Israelis and Jews who need to leave the county. There were 8,000 Israelis in Ukraine at the start of the conflict.
Mark Regev: An Israeli official misspoke on the Ukraine crisis
Second: “We are not going to get involved in a conflict between superpowers like the US and Russia.”

This sentence could be construed as proclaiming a completely new Israeli foreign policy, signaling that Jerusalem is embracing Nehruist non-alignment or Swiss-style neutrality.

It is true that Israel has established a special dialogue with Russia. Developed under former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and currently being continued by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Israel has built a vital avenue of communication with the Kremlin.

This channel has become especially important since 2015, when Moscow’s expanded its military presence in Syria, demanding Israel reach practical understandings with the Russians to enable the IDF’s continued freedom of action against Iranian and other targets in that country.

Here realpolitik considerations are augmented by historic memory, the recognition of Russia’s indispensable role in the defeat of Nazi Germany. While in much of Eastern Europe (Ukraine included) the Red Army is often synonymous with decades of foreign imposed despotism, Jews honor the Soviet troops who liberated Auschwitz in January 1945 and smashed their way into Berlin that April (incurring casualties that vastly overshadowed the losses of the western allies).

Yet, this crucial dialogue with Russia in no way negates Israel’s commitment to the West. The ever-expanding strategic partnership with the United States (US) is indisputably at the core of Israel’s national security.

Correspondingly, over the past decade, Israel’s relationship with NATO has also been upgraded. Officially a NATO partner, Israel cooperates with the western military alliance in areas such as intelligence, counterterrorism and cyber.

When Jerusalem and Moscow communicate, they do so in the full knowledge that Israel is unquestionably linked to the US. In fact, Israel’s effective engagement with Russia is based on Moscow’s appreciation of the Jewish state’s military, diplomatic and technological prowess, strengths stemming from Israel’s position as a key US ally and an integral part of the West.

Naturally, being unequivocally in the Western camp doesn’t demand Israel adopt a high profile in the current Ukrainian crisis; Russia’s presence in Syria necessitates maintaining open lines of communication with Moscow. However, nobody should have any illusions that when it comes to superpower rivalry, Israel is either neutral or non-aligned. The senior Israeli official was mistaken to indicate otherwise.
The Cold War is Heating Up: Implications for Israel
Principal Recommendations for Israel

Middle Eastern countries including Israel that choose neutrality testifies to a change in the standing of the United States in the region and in the regional balance of power. However, Israel’s special relations with the United States, which are an essential political-diplomatic shield for it, and the declared American commitment to its security do not leave Israel a choice – even if it were to prefer to sit on the fence – other than to side with Washington's position fully and without any signs of hesitation. If Israel were to refrain from standing with the United States and Europe camp, the tension with the administration would increase and spill over into the American demand to reduce the relations between Israel and China. In addition, Jerusalem will not be able to refuse a demand from Washington to develop an alternative for providing gas to Europe instead of Russia.

It is necessary to formulate a response to the range of consequences for Israel should a new form of Cold War between the United States and Russia develop. In this respect, it is important, already now, to ensure ongoing consultation with Washington and convey a clear and binding message, even if covertly, that when necessary, Israel will publicly stand with the side led by the United States – even at the expense of its relations with Moscow.

The negotiations in Vienna regarding a return to the nuclear deal are progressing, and there is an increased likelihood that an agreement with Iran might be reached in the coming days. It is recommended that Israel refrain as much as possible from entering a head-on confrontation with the administration, certainly in public, even if a new agreement is achieved in the near future.

At this stage, Israel should continue to maintain channels of dialogue with Moscow – including regarding the essential ongoing need to avoid military friction in the northern arena, but should also prepare for a scenario in which the connection and the operational coordination between Israel and Russia is cut off and the IDF faces increasing challenges in this sphere.

Israel should at present refrain from selling weapons to Ukraine and to countries bordering Russia, especially anti-tank weapons, as well as continue to prevent the supply of Iron Dome batteries from the US military to Ukraine.

Israel must expand its efforts to bolster its relations with the region's countries and to convey positive messages to them, in order to prepare for the possibility of internal shocks and try to avert any regression in the normalization process. This will also send a message to the United States that not only is Israel on the right side, but it is also working to consolidate a regional front that supports US policy.

Israel should respond positively to the renewed rapprochement feelers extended by Turkey. Turkey is an important country in NATO, and in the broader perspective, improving relation with it will strengthen Israel's strategic standing and its potential as an asset in the region.


Biden Killed The Israel-Europe EastMed Gas Pipeline, How’s That Looking Now?
Like life, a presidency is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.

Joseph Biden intended his presidency to be about tackling the climate crisis – his most urgent priority after containing Covid-19. On his very first day in office, President Biden canceled the Keystone XL pipeline project, which was to carry millions of gallons of oil from Canada to refineries in the United States. The executive order canceling Keystone also revoked oil and gas development at national wildlife monuments.

A few months later, Biden lifted sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline planned to carry natural gas from Russia to Germany, and ultimately approved it. Previous administrations opposed it as increasing German dependence on Russia and letting Russia deprive Ukraine of revenue by circumventing existing gas-transit networks. As of 2020, Russia supplied roughly 65% of Germany’s natural gas imports and 40% of European Union imported gas. Italy, which imports some 90% of its gas, is also heavily dependent on Russia.

Finally, citing environmental concerns, Biden withdrew support for the EastMed Pipeline in January 2022. According to an accord between Israel, Greece, and Cyprus, the underwater pipeline was planned to stretch 1,180 miles across the Mediterranean Sea, connecting Israeli gas to Cyprus and Greece, and on to Italy. It was expected to cost about $7 billion, and would have carried 10 billion cubic meters of gas a year initially, with the possibility of eventually doubling capacity. Biden’s withdrawal killed the project for practical purposes.

In the buildup to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, two of Europe’s largest economies – Germany and Italy – worked hard to weaken preemptive sanctions. Germany refused to terminate the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Even after Putin purported to recognize Ukrainian provinces as independent countries, while essentially rejecting Ukraine’s independence, Germany merely halted certifying the pipeline. But, it refused to commit to canceling it altogether. Italy fought to limit threatened sanctions to a few narrow sectors – excluding energy in particular. Even now, with Russian troops all over Ukraine, the E.U. continues to fight stronger sanctions like excluding Russia from the SWIFT banking system.

Add to this Biden’s poor foreign policy judgment. As former defense secretary Robert Gates put it, Biden has been “wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.”


The Tikvah Podcast: Vance Serchuk on the History and Politics Behind Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
This week, Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian airstrikes are now hitting Ukrainian military installations and Russian tanks are now rolling into Ukrainian cities.

This invasion is an inflection point in Russian-Western relations, the largest since the end of the cold war. To help us understand the full historical and political context behind it, we invited the foreign-policy scholar Vance Serchuk to join our podcast. In conversation with Mosaic editor Jonathan Silver, he explains the history behind Russia’s relations with its East European neighbors, what is motivating Russia’s aggression now, and what options the United States and its allies, including Israel, have for aiding Ukraine.


Labour MP is told she is 'historically wrong, factually wrong and morally wrong' to make comparison between Putin's invasion of Ukraine and the situation in Israel and Palestine
The Labour MP for Sunderland Central Julie Elliott was told she was 'historically wrong, factually wrong and morally wrong' to make the comparison between Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and the situation in Israel and Palestine.

Ms Elliott insisted international law was 'as relevant' in both situations as she pressed the Government to consider recognising the state of Palestine alongside Israel in pursuit of a two-state solution to the conflict in the region.

She told MPs: 'My heart goes out to the Ukrainian people. Quite rightly we talk about international law. In fact I listened to the minister (Amanda Milling) only a few minutes ago and the vital importance of the sovereignty of states. Yet when Palestinians hear that - how must they feel?'

Conservative former work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb intervened to describe her comparison as 'historically wrong, factually wrong and morally wrong', and added that it did 'a huge disservice not just to the people of Ukraine but also to the people of Palestine and the people of Israel as well, who face a unique situation and set of challenges'.

Ms Elliott replied: 'What I was talking about was the upholding of international law which your own minister talked about a few minutes ago and the right of upholding international law is as relevant in Ukraine as it is in Palestine.'

She called for a 'complete and total ban of illegal Israeli settlements' in the West Bank and said that recognising Palestine was the 'bare minimum' of what the UK should do as part of a two-state solution to the conflict.

Co-sponsoring the calls to recognise Palestinian statehood, SNP MP Philippa Whitford said: 'After 55 years of occupation, 15 years of Gaza blockade, and the ongoing annexation of the West Bank, the two-state solution is simply becoming unviable unless there is a reversal of current Israeli policy.'
Anti-Liberal Russian Philosopher Dugin: It Is Not Just About 'Restoring The Territorial Integrity' Of The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) And Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), It Is About 'Ukraine's Liberation'
On February 24, 2022, anti-liberal philosopher Alexander Dugin, in an article titled "It's All About Ukraine's Liberation," stated that Russia's invasion of the Ukraine is not only to restore the "territorial integrity" of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR),[1] but is about the "liberation" of the whole of Ukraine. Dugin said that the first goal is the "liberation" of Novorossiya ("New Russia"), the name given in the 18th century to the lands of the Black Sea littoral, incorporated into Russia as a result of wars with the Ottoman Empire. It includes Kharkov, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, Nikolayev, and Odessa.

He then added that this military operation could bring "a total change in the entire global world order architecture.

Putin "Stated That Any Compromises And Half-Measures No Longer Work"

"We fought together, we died together. And we will resurge together." Interview to "Tsargrad" channel.

"If the whole thing were about restoring the territorial integrity of the DPR and LPR, which we recognized as independent states, it seems to me that events would have developed according to a different scenario.

"I believe it's all about the Ukraine's liberation, and I mean of all of it. [Upon reaching this goal], we will stop.

"This morning, Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin] stated that any compromises and half-measures no longer work. We provided the West and Kyiv with the opportunity to speak the language of peace, we provided the West and Kyiv with the opportunity to speak the language of diplomacy. All of our proposals have been dismissed. There is no other option left, except what we are doing now.

"I believe that the first stage will be the liberation of Novorossiya (not just Donetsk and Luhansk [oblasts], but Novorossiya in its historical borders). The logic of Putin's words, 'do you want de-communization?' is quite clear. Lenin (and then Khrushchev) created an artificial entity 'Ukraine.' Ukraine has parted with this legacy of Communism, Bolshevism, Lenin, and Khrushchev, just as we did. After all, such partition cannot be unilateral. We are parting with the Ukraine created by Lenin, we are pushing de-communization to its logical limit.

"I believe that the first red line is the liberation of Novorossiya, with which our operations in Odessa and Kharkov, at the north and south [of the country] as well as at left-bank Ukraine and Novorossiya, are connected. The only question left is the western Ukraine. I do not know how it will be resolved. The maps showing attacks on military facilities in Western Ukraine demonstrate our determination to go all the way in this regard.

"I believe that it all will end with the unification of the Eastern Slavs in these regions, i.e., the unification of all three branches of the Eastern Slavs: Novorossians, Belarusians, and Great Russians in a single union, in a single body, which will be a part of the Eurasian Union. It seems to me that we would not have taken such extreme measures if there were not such a task. We have put too much at stake, if it [turned out] that the goal was just the liberation of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts. When a show stops, the clowns are forgotten, because they disappear from the agenda.


Top Israeli Officials Hold Assessment on Russian Invasion, Efforts to Assist Ukrainian Jews
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held an assessment of the situation regarding Ukraine and Russia on Thursday with senior officials.

According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the leaders said that the main points for Israel during the crisis were a continuation of efforts to evacuate Israelis from the area; aid to the Jewish community in Ukraine and preparations to receive olim; preparations to render humanitarian assistance as necessary; and continued discussions on the situation as it pertains to Israel.

“The consequences of the crisis, in its diplomatic, economic and security aspects, were reviewed in the discussion,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

Participating in the discussion were Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, National Security Adviser and Director of the National Security Council Eyal Hulata, the Prime Minister’s Office director-general, the Foreign Ministry director-general and the Finance Ministry director-general, as well as representatives from the IDF, the Foreign Ministry, the Defense Ministry and National Information Directorate.

In remarks on Thursday, Bennett avoided outright condemning the Russian invasion and mentioning Moscow by name.

Speaking at an IDF officer graduation ceremony in southern Israel, Bennett noted that the “world order is changing” and that it is becoming “much less stable, and our region too is changing every day.”

“These are difficult, tragic times,” the Israeli leader said. “Our hearts are with the civilians of eastern Ukraine who were caught up in this situation.”








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