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Embassy of Russia in Tel Aviv（Russian: Посольство России в Израиле ; Hebrew: שגרירות רוסיה בישראל）is the official diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation in the State of Israel. The embassy was originally opened in 1948, was temporarily closed between 1967 and 1991, and has since been reopened and is currently functioning.
 Embassy of Russia in Tel Aviv
Russian: Посольство России в Израиле Hebrew: שגרירות רוסיה בישראל | |
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| Location | Tel Aviv, Israel  |
| Address | 120 Yarkon St., Tel Aviv |
| Coordinates | 32°04′53″N 34°46′07″E / 32.08139°N 34.76861°E |
| Opening | June 26, 1948 (1st time) April 3, 1991 (2nd time) |
| Ambassador | Anatoliy Viktorov |
| Website | israel |
Background
editThe Russian Empire established the Russian Consulate General in Jerusalem in December 1858.
During WWI, the Russians and Ottomans were at war with each other, and as such the Russian delegation at the consulate was forced to relocate to Egypt. Following the October Revolution in 1917, the Soviets assumed all control over Russian foreign affairs. Due to their enmity against the British Empire, they did not view British control of Mandatory Palestine highly, and therefore did not reopen this consulate.
History
editThe Soviet Union officially recognized Israel on May 17, 1948, and subsequently opened its embassy in Israel a month later. That embassy was located at the Levin House, which is still nicknamed the "Russian Embassy House" today.
In 1953, the Attack on Russian Embassy in Israel was carried out by the anti-Soviet Jewish organization Kingdom of Israel. This incident significantly soured relations between the two nations, though diplomatic relations still continued for the time.
The embassy was relocated later that year to Ramat Gan,[1] and remained until the Six-Day War in 1967, which officially severed diplomatic relations between the two.
After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the relations between the two countries renewed, and an embassy was re-established in HaYarkon Street, where it still stands today.
List of Ambassadors
edit| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
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| Alexander Bovin | Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 24 March 1997 | |
| Mikhail Bogdanov | Ambassador | 24 March 1997 | 1 February 2002 | |
| Gennady Tarasov | Ambassador | 1 February 2002 | 31 January 2007 | |
| Pyotr Stegniy | Ambassador | 31 January 2007 | 8 July 2011 | |
| Sergey Yakovlev | Ambassador | 8 July 2011 | 10 July 2015 | |
| Aleksandr Shein | Ambassador | 10 July 2015 | 5 April 2018 | |
| Anatoly Viktorov | Ambassador | 5 April 2018 |
References
edit- ^ ".הרוסים נמםיפ ^?מז זזשטניע" — מעריב 23 דצמבר 1953 — הספרייה הלאומית של ישראל │ עיתונים". www.nli.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-10-23.