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by cagey 1480 days ago
It seems like "Russians in Israel" comprise a sizable voting bloc therein[A]. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_Israel

"Russians in Israel or Russian Israelis are post-Soviet Russian citizens who immigrate to Israel and their descendants. As of 2022, Russian-speakers number around 1,300,000 people, or 15% of the Israeli population.[2][3]"

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"Most Russians in Israel have full Israeli citizenship. Israeli Russians are involved in the country's economy on all levels."

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Russian-speakers, mostly ex-USSR citizens, hundreds of thousands of them from Ukraine.

Israeli policy can be traced to Russia's presence in Syria, not to internal politics.