Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address the Israeli parliament via video on Sunday, local time. Israel has shown reluctance to side with Ukraine. The country is trying to maintain relations with Russia and play a mediating role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. News from the BBC.
Zelensky has consulted with lawmakers from around the world, including the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Israeli parliament is in recess. Renovation work is underway on the Parliament building. That's why Zelensky plans to hold talks with member states on a specially reserved zoom call. Zelensky's speech will be broadcast on the big screen in Tel Aviv.
According to various sources, Zelensky will promote Judaism. He will compare the way his country is fighting with Russia to World War II and the Nazi invasion of Germany. Israel is trying to remain neutral in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has condemned the Russian attack. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who has been trying to mediate, has also refrained from doing so. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett traveled to Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin 15 days after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. He took this step to reduce casualties and end this military operation. He spoke more than once with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, German Chancellor Olaf Schultz, and French President Emmanuel Makhon. At the time, Bennett said it was Israel's moral responsibility to act as a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Russia attack in Ukraine kills 6 journalists so far: PEC
So far, six journalists have been killed in Russian attacks in Ukraine. Eight others were injured. The Swiss-based organization Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) reported this information on Saturday. Khabar Al-Jazeera.
The PEC says three people were killed while covering the fighting in the town of Irpin, near Kiev. Some of the journalists were injured in the rocket attack, while others were shot. The PEC also said that two journalists had been abducted by Russian forces in southern Ukraine.
A few days ago, Pierre Zakarzewski, a cameraman for the US broadcaster Fox News, was killed in an attack on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, the BBC reported. His colleague Benjamin Hall was injured in the same incident. Earlier, New York Times journalist Brent Rand, 52, was shot dead in Irpin. He was shot dead by Russian forces near the town of Irpin. Brent was a Peabody Award-winning journalist in the United States.
According to The International Federation of Journalists, Juan Aredondo, a U.S. photojournalist with Brent, was injured in the attack. The PEC quoted the Ukrainian president's office as saying that 3,000 foreign journalists were currently working in Ukraine. Usually many of them are not ready to act in such violent situations. They do not know about first aid. There is no initial ticket kit. Foreign journalists are not familiar with the culture, history and language of Ukraine. They are forced to take the help of a guide. However, guides, interpreters and drivers are not always available. The PEC also thinks that the issue of accreditation card should be made easier. Russia launched an attack on Ukraine on February 24. In addition to air and missile strikes, Russian forces entered Ukraine from three directions: south, east and north. Fighting is currently raging in the south and east, as well as around the capital, Kiev.
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