{"id":1374243,"date":"2022-03-13T11:05:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T15:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1374243"},"modified":"2022-03-13T11:05:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T15:05:49","slug":"bennett-zelensky-speak-after-ukraine-leader-suggests-jerusalem-host-peace-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bennett-zelensky-speak-after-ukraine-leader-suggests-jerusalem-host-peace-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Bennett, Zelensky Speak After Ukraine Leader Suggests Jerusalem Host Peace Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbennett-zelensky-speak-after-ukraine-leader-suggests-jerusalem-host-peace-talks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1374243&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held an hour-long telephone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelensky Saturday evening, after the Ukrainian leader proposed Jerusalem host\u00a0peace talks with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation \u201cdealt with ways to stop the fighting in Ukraine and the efforts that Israel is making on the matter,\u201d the Israeli Prime Minister\u2019s Office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>In a tweet, Zelensky said: \u201cWe talked about Russian aggression and the prospects for peace talks. We must stop repressions against civilians: asked to assist in the release of captive mayor of Melitopol and local public figures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to an Israeli TV report which cited\u00a0unnamed officials, Russian President Vladimir Putin was considering the proposal but \u201cit\u2019s premature to assess its chances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-701041\">said<\/a> that on Saturday\u2019s phone call, Bennett had recommended Zelensky take Putin\u2019s offer to end the war \u2013 which comes with considerable sacrifices on Ukraine\u2019s part.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIf I were you, I would think about the lives of my people and take the offer,\u201d Bennett reportedly said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Bennett and Zelensky have spoken several times since the Russian invasion. Bennett has also spoken with\u00a0Russian President Vladimir Putin and a week ago\u00a0made a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/middle-east\/2022\/03\/06\/bennett-after-meeting-putin-we-have-moral-duty-to-end-suffering-in-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lightening trip to Moscow<\/a>\u00a0to meet with the Russian leader.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Israel has a \u201cmoral duty\u201d to do everything in its power to bring an end to the human suffering in Ukraine, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hxgiaVkyxz\">https:\/\/t.co\/hxgiaVkyxz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1500497959837908996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Zelensky asserted Israel\u2019s founders partly comprised of Ukrainian immigrants \u201cwho brought with them their history and their desire to build a great country, as it is now. So it\u2019s not bad at all for us to have such mediation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe generally support mediation by anyone,\u201d he told the Haaretz daily. \u201cBut I wouldn\u2019t call Prime Minister Bennett \u2018anyone.\u2019 You can play an important role because Israel is a country with a rich history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added peace talks could not take place in Russia, Ukraine, or Belarus. \u201cThese are not places where we can come to any understandings on ending the war \u2014 I\u2019m not talking about technical meetings but meetings between leaders. I believe Israel can be such a place, especially Jerusalem. I think so, and I said this to Bennett.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Israel has been ambivalent in its stance about the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20183294\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1239075763.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A Jewish faithful prays in the Chabad Synagogue in Odessa on March 9, 2022, 14 days after Russia launched a military invasion on Ukraine. Forced yet again into exile, as so many times in their tormented history, Jews are leaving in droves from the Ukrainian city of Odessa, threatening the last traces of a once-vibrant culture. (BULENT KILIC\/AFP via Getty)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As an ally of both Russia and Ukraine, it has been cautious about taking sides. Russia also has heavy military presence in Syria and controls its skies and as such,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Jerusalem<\/span>\u00a0coordinates all military strikes on Iranian targets in Syria with Moscow.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>While Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid condemned Russia\u2019s invasion as a \u201cbreach of the international order,\u201d the country has stopped short of offering military assistance or directly condemning Russia. On Sunday, Lapid doubled down on his criticism during a three-day visit to\u00a0Bucharest to discuss the crisis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/lapid-says-no-justification-for-russia-invading-ukraine-as-he-meets-romanian-pm\/\">saying<\/a> \u201cIsrael condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine,\u201d for which there is\u00a0\u201cno justification.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than 1.5 million Israeli citizens are from Russia and in addition, both Ukraine and Russia have large Jewish communities and Israel sees itself as a protector of Jews in the Diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>While Kyiv has ostensibly praised Israel\u2019s willingness to act as mediator, it has also criticized Jerusalem\u2019s refusal to send military aid as well as its reluctance in choosing a side.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_20138570\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/400-Ukrainian-refugees-arrive-in-Israel-interior-minister-warns-of-surge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20138570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/400-Ukrainian-refugees-arrive-in-Israel-interior-minister-warns-of-surge.jpg\" alt=\"Three flights carrying more than 400 Ukrainian refugees arrived in Israel on Sunday following Russia&#039;s invasion of the country. Photo by Debbie Hill\/UPI | License Photo\" width=\"975\" height=\"649\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Three flights carrying more than 400 Ukrainian refugees arrived in Israel on Sunday following Russia\u2019s invasion of the country. (Debbie Hill\/UPI)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on Saturday warned its current policy may harm future relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael is showing an unexplained disconnect and reluctance to choose a side in the war in Ukraine,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/bennett-zelensky-speak-on-phone-after-ukraine-leader-proposes-jerusalem-summit\/\">said,<\/a> according to The Times of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will cause a growing lack of trust for many years because we will win, without a doubt, with you or without you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat can you do? You are very influential in the world and in your region,\u201d he added. \u201cYou could express your position more actively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli TV report on Friday said Israel was now weighing Ukrainian requests for defensive equipment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held an hour-long telephone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelensky Saturday evening, after the Ukrainian leader proposed Jerusalem host\u00a0peace talks with Russia. 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