Israel can and should do more for Ukraine, writes TomRTweets. 'But unless and until Iran shuts down its nuclear reactors and missile factories, Israel will not (and cannot be expected to) become a key Ukrainian partner.'
The world's most populous democracy, India, was one of the very few nations to abstain in a United Nations vote condemning the invasion. So also is Viktor Orban's Hungary, a European democratic outlier in its reluctance to support Ukraine. While Orban's penchant for Vladimir Putin is long-standing, his reaction to Putin's invasion will only fuel Hungary's growing isolation from the European Union.
While Israel voted to condemn Russia's invasion, it has refused to provide Ukraine with weapons and to condemn Russia in more forceful terms. Russian oligarchs now under Western sanctions also appear to see Israel as a viable safe haven for their wealth and living standards. And a new report suggests that Israel refused to allow Ukraine access to its advanced"Pegasus" communications spyware.
Israel should be doing more for this fellow plucky democracy. The sanctioning of Russian oligarchs, even those with Israeli citizenship, should be a no-brainer. That said, Israel's reluctance to send weapons or spyware to Ukraine is more complicated than the black-and-white moral argument Zelensky offers. Israel's choices here do not ultimately take root in its relationship with Russia, per se, but rather how its relationship with Russia affects Russia's engagement with Iran.
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