Lapid warns Russia: Jewish Agency closure would be ‘grave event’ with impact on ties

Assessment: PM plans to send delegation to Moscow this week to try to convince Russian authorities to cease their moves against the quasi-governmental Israeli immigration organization …  Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned Russia on Sunday against shuttering the offices of the Jewish Agency in the country, saying such steps would be a “grave event” that would negatively affect the diplomatic ties between Jerusalem and Moscow. Lapid’s overt warning to Moscow came in response to recent