Russian Activist with Israeli Citizenship Arrested, Released Hours Later
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Russian anti-Israel activist Andrei Kharzhanovsky, who has Israeli citizenship, was arrested near At-Tiba in the West Bank. He was released hours later and called the arrest "the most foolish arrest of my life." Kharzhanovsky fled Russia after the Ukraine war began and received Israeli citizenship.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Russian activist Andrei Kharzhanovsky, an Israeli citizen, was arrested and released within hours.
- Kharzhanovsky was detained near the Palestinian village of At-Tiba in the West Bank.
- He fled Russia at the start of the Ukraine war and later gained Israeli citizenship.
- Kharzhanovsky described his arrest as "the most foolish arrest of my life."
Andrei Kharzhanovsky, a Russian activist known for his anti-Israel activities on social media and who holds Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return, was arrested yesterday near the Palestinian village of At-Tiba in the West Bank. He was released just a few hours after his detention. Kharzhanovsky, who fled Russia at the start of the war with Ukraine and later obtained Israeli citizenship, mocked his arrest, calling it "the most foolish arrest of my life." He was picked up from the police station by his anarchist friends in a Palestinian vehicle.
