Israeli Ambassador to Russia Arrives at the Foreign Ministry

Russian news agency "RIA Novosti" reported today, Tuesday, that the Israeli Ambassador to Russia, Simona Halperin, has arrived at the Russian Foreign Ministry, following the authorities' announcement that they would summon her due to "unacceptable statements" she made in an interview. Halperin accused Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of downplaying the significance of the Nazi Holocaust, stating that "Russia has been very friendly towards the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)."