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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, TZVI JOFFRE
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

If boycotting the country is not enough to get the Turks to release the couple, then other – more strident actions – should be considered.

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

US court sentences Alexei Burkov to nine years in prison

Burkov, a Russian national, was arrested in Israel and suggested as part of an exchange for Israeli trekker Naama Issachar after the latter was imprisoned in Russia on drug charges in late 2019.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

There was a very effective local campaign to ensure a high level of awareness in Israel about Na’ama’s plight. However, all the hype and happy ending stuff may be backfiring.

|ByVIVIAN BERCOVICI

Reuven Rivlin appeals to Vladimir Putin for release of Na'ama Issachar

Na'ama Issachar was arrested and sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for carrying nine grams of marijuana on her connection flight through Russia.

OCTOBER 14, 2019ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
Naama Issachar, who was arrested by Russia and given seven-and-a-half years in prison for carrying cannabis.

Netanyahu: I will do everything to have Na'ama Issachar released

Issachar, a 25-year-old Israeli-American, was arrested in April during a connection flight in Russia with nine grams of marijuana on her person.

OCTOBER 13, 2019ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
Naama Issachar, a young Israeli woman who has been incarcerated in Russia on charges of smuggling drugs.