Monday, April 18, 2022

Putin condemns Israeli actions on Temple Mount

Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned Israel's response to violent riots on the Temple Mount in a phone call with Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas Monday, Russian state-owned news agency RIA reported.

The two discussed recent tensions in Jerusalem and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Putin reiterated his support for the PA and pledged that Russia would provide “Russian wheat, materials, and crops.”

Abbas accused Israel of allowing "extremists" to engage in "incursions" into the AL Aqsa Mosque, a reference to Jews being allowed to visit the Temple Mount, which is the holiest site in Judaism.