Russia’s justice ministry has called for the “dissolution” of the Moscow branch of the Jewish Agency, a non-profit organization tied to the Israeli regime, as a delegation from Tel Aviv is expected in Moscow next week to discuss the matter with Russian authorities.
Faraan: A district court in Moscow said in a statement on Thursday that the ministry filed the request on July 15 and it is slated for discussion on July 28.
“The court received a lawsuit filed by the main department of the Ministry of Justice in Moscow requesting the dissolution of the… Jewish Agency,” the Basmanny district court said in a statement that was carried by the Russian state-owned RIA Novosti news agency. Ekaterina Buravtsova, a spokeswoman for the Basmany court, was quoted as saying that the request was made after legal violations by the Israeli agency, without providing further details, according to the Interfax news agency.
The Jewish Agency, in an apparent attempt to downplay concerns over its liquidation, said in a statement that the measure was only a “preliminary hearing” and a “continuation of the legal process” that was already underway. “As we have previously stated, we are not making any comment during the course of the legal proceedings,” the organization said. A Russian envoy says Moscow does not recognize any Israeli bid to impose its sovereignty over Syria’s occupied Golan Heights.
Last month, Russian authorities informed the Jewish Agency in a letter that they planned to take legal action against the organization, which is seen as an extension of the regime in Tel Aviv, carrying out its propaganda activities overseas.
