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streamofthesky posted...

History lesson: Just as US has supported Israel for decades, Russia has provided money and weapons to all of its enemies, b/c the Middle East is a Cold War proxy war in the end. Israel gradually tried to establish relations w/ Russia to tamp down that threat (no different than Germany or most of Europe did for cheap gas, before the board's antisemites use that as an excuse to go on a tirade). And yes, it also helped that they had/have conservative leaders who find Putin's policies appealing (no different than in the US).
That included avoiding being too hostile to Russia after the Ukraine invasion and avoiding selling/donating them weapons.

Israel has had close relations with Russia for the last few decades because Russia sells it a lot of fossil fuels. I was surprised to learn that because Russian society is probably the most antisemitic on earth and has been for centuries.