Naama Issachar

A Russian hacker and election gimmicks: The diplomatic crisis around Naama Issachar

Sources involved in the negotiations said Russia decided to use Issachar as a bargaining chip for the release of a Russian hacker.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and wife Sara meet Naama Issachar and her mother Yaffa in Moscow on January 30.
 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey October 16, 2021

Israelis should avoid Turkey until couple is released - analysis

Russian hacker Alexei Burkov at a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem

US court sentences Alexei Burkov to nine years in prison

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and wife Sara meet Naama Issachar and her mother Yaffa in Moscow on January 30.

Hype and happy endings for Na'ama Issachar


Imprisoned Israeli's appeal delayed for a week by Russian authorities

The appeal was delayed following her request to attend in person rather than through video.

Yaffa and Naama Issachar

Naama Issachar lawyers to hold press conference discussing her situation

The conference will be held by Avi Himi and will focus on the efforts made so far to have her released from Russia.

Naama Issachar

FM Katz discusses Iran, Issachar, with Russian FM Lavrov in Rome

The meeting comes amid contentious bilateral issues between the two countries, particularly on Russia’s role in the Middle East, and Naama Issachar, who was sentenced in Russia for drug smuggling.

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz

Russian ambassador sees 'no connection' between Naama Issachar and Netanyahu

The Russian ambassador to Israel spoke with i24News and claimed that Iranian forces in Syria are there legally.

Naama Issachar

Putin to hold off Naama Issachar decision until Israel forms government

While there was speculation that Putin might pardon the jailed young woman during his upcoming visit to Israel, it now seems he doesn’t want to do so.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an interview with Al Arabiya, Sky News Arabia and RT Arabic ahead of his visit to Saudi Arabia, in Sochi, Russia, in this undated picture released on October 13, 2019

Will Putin release Issachar when he visits Israel in January? – analysis

Yaffa Issachar is using every resource at her disposal to secure her daughter’s release. So far, all efforts, including those by high-ranking Israeli politicians, have failed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Naama Issachar's mother sends letter to Putin requesting pardon

Na'ama was arrested for smuggling cannabis into the Russian Federation and sentenced to seven years in prison.

Yaffa and Naama Issachar

Moscow accuses US of hunting Russians after Israel extradites Burkov

Burkov's family had been hoping that Israel would free him as part of a potential prisoner swap for U.S.-Israeli prisoner Naama Issachar, jailed last month in Russia for drug offenses.

Russian hacker Alexei Burkov

Russian Hacker’s extradition removes possibility for Naama Issachar swap

A Russian hacker being held in an Israeli prison is no longer a potential bargaining chip for the return of an Israeli-American woman being held in a Russian prison.

Naama Issachar

Russia condemns Israel's rejection of hacker's appeal against extradition

Yesterday, the Supreme Court rejected Russian hacker Alexei Burkov's appeal of Justice Minister Amir Ohana's decision to order his extradition to the United States.

Russian hacker Alexei Burkov