A joke about Medvedev at the wailing wall. Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Jerusalem: the fight against ISIS, an Orthodox prayer service and the wailing wall. Runet is shocked: in Bashkiria, children go to school with axes
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who is on a three-day visit to Israel, visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Thursday, November 10, the main shrine of the Jews and a place of pilgrimage, accompanied by the Chief Rabbi of Russia Berl Lazar and the Rabbi of the Western Wall Shmuel Rabinovich, Israeli reports Channel 9 .
Medvedev touched the Western Wall - part of the ancient wall around the western slope of the Temple Mount in the Old City, which survived the destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans in 70 AD - and visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, according to legend, built on the burial site of Jesus Christ.
On the morning of the same day, he met with the country's President Reuven Rivlin. As he writes NEWSru Israel, during the meeting, Rivlin noted that “Russia has always played an important role in what is happening in the Middle East” and “now this role is especially important.” “Your visit provides us with the opportunity to discuss issues of fundamental importance for both countries against the backdrop of 25 years of friendly relations between Israel and Russia,” he added.
“There is an atmosphere of strong friendship between the two countries. We also face common tasks, the solution of which requires cooperation and joint action,” the Russian prime minister said in response.
Medvedev also met with parliamentary opposition leader Isaac Herzog and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Medvedev wants to “push economic and investment cooperation harder” with Israel
Following negotiations with Netanyahu, Medvedev said that Russia is interested in increasing cooperation with Israel in the field of innovation and agriculture: “We are not just interested in increasing trade turnover, which has recently declined, we are interested in our relations gaining qualitatively different in nature. We would like this kind of cooperation, including thanks to the documents that we have now signed" (quote from TASS).
Responding to Benjamin Netanyahu’s words that the score is 2:1 in the development of economic ties between Russia and Israel, Medvedev said that “so far the score is 0:0.” “We have not yet done anything to further push economic and investment cooperation,” he explained. “And for this we met today, and for this the documents that our colleagues are holding in their hands were signed.”
The Russian Prime Minister gave several examples. “Here is agriculture: Russia has unique conditions for running an agricultural business, and Israel has excellent technologies. If you combine these approaches together, you can get an outstanding result and not only provide each other with food, but also enter the markets of third countries,” - Medvedev said.
The prime minister named innovation as another promising area. “Israel, of course, is a very advanced state in this direction,” he stated. Medvedev expressed hope that cooperation in this area will also continue. “But this should not just be an exchange of ideas, but these should be commercially breakthrough ideas, that is, we need to ensure that these ideas make it possible to earn money,” said the Russian prime minister.
Medvedev expressed hope that the common cultural basis that the peoples of the two countries have will help move forward in resolving this issue. He noted the increase in mutual tourist flow. According to him, about 300 thousand Russian tourists visited Israel last year. The Prime Minister shared his memories that when he himself first visited Israel in 1992, the number of people visiting this country was measured in just a few.
Moscow is ready to facilitate negotiations between Netanyahu and the head of the Palestinian Authority
Tomorrow morning, the Russian Prime Minister will visit the Yad Vashem memorial complex in Jerusalem, after which he will go to the partially recognized Palestinian Authority, where he will hold talks with its head Mahmoud Abbas.
On this occasion, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said at a briefing in Moscow that the Russian Federation remains ready to facilitate direct negotiations between Netanyahu and the head of the Palestinian National Administration.
“Any steps, the purpose and results of which will be progress towards a peaceful settlement, we only welcome and are ready to assist them,” Interfax quotes Zakharova. “This concept has been and remains in force. If something like this can stimulate the launch or restart of the negotiations process, we are always ready to provide appropriate assistance."
Let us recall that at the end of October scientists raised a marble slab installed in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, erected over the burial place of Jesus Christ, and discovered beneath two marble slabs and a layer of stone fragments is an intact bed of limestone.
Almost all significant events occurring in the political and social life of Russia and the world are reflected today on social networks. In the week from November 7 to 13, RuNet actively discussed the elections in the United States, laughed at State Duma deputy Natalya Poklonskaya, and also discussed the peculiarities of visiting a school in one of the villages of Bashkiria. FederalPress collected the main topics in its review. Enjoy reading!
Poklonskaya again blew up social networks
Former Crimean prosecutor Natalya Poklonskaya again attracted the attention of social networks with her statement. Deputy from the work of Alexander Griboedov “Woe from Wit” with a statement by commander Alexander Suvorov. The incident occurred on Vesti FM. Answering the presenter’s question, Poklonskaya cited a quote from Alexander Chatsky from the work “Woe from Wit” and attributed it to Suvorov. “You know, as they say, “I want to serve, but serving is sickening,” Poklonskaya said. The presenter corrected, noting that it would be more accurate to say “I would be glad to serve, but it’s sickening to be served.” True, she herself was also mistaken, attributing the quote to Lermontov, however, she quickly corrected herself.
Poklonskaya’s mistake caused a lively reaction on social networks. Many tried to imagine how Suvorov himself would react to the deputy’s words.
By the way, supporters of the ex-prosecutor of Crimea still proved their favorite was right. The portal vzenite.info published information that according to the book “Russian Folk Sayings,” published in 1953, the phrase “I would be glad to serve. It’s sickening to serve” really belongs to Suvorov. He allegedly said this to Emperor Paul. This information was immediately spread across social networks. It was also published in a discussion on page from Marina Yudenich, who was the first to draw attention to Poklonskaya’s mistake.
However, most users did not care about the new discoveries of the ex-prosecutor's supporters. There was active discussion about how Natalya Poklonskaya would be able to perform the work of a deputy in the State Duma.
Some users, however, found a situation in which Poklonskaya's answer would be appropriate.
Trump became US President: social media reaction
This week, the whole world watched the US elections with bated breath. Republican candidate Donald Trump won. He .
Throughout the election campaign, it was emphasized that Trump is loyal to Russia, unlike his main rival, Hillary Clinton. On RuNet, Trump’s victory was celebrated actively and for quite a long time.
Users of social networks noticed that Russia was more worried about the US presidential elections than about its own.
Many have wondered what to call Trump now and how to treat him. As you know, there was a popular opinion on the RuNet that Barack Obama was to blame for everything. Users wondered whether it was appropriate to call a “pro-Russian” Republican with epithets of the former president.
Runet users also tried to predict how the careers of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama would turn out under Trump. The most popular jokes were that Obama would become governor in Ukraine and Clinton would become ambassador to Libya.
In addition, all American stars who disagreed with the election results were invited to Russia.
It must be said that there were so many discussions of the US elections on RuNet that users themselves eventually got tired of them.
Runet is shocked: in Bashkiria, children go to school with axes
Schoolchildren from the Bashkir village of Galiakber, holding axes in their hands, as they fear an attack by wolves. A picture depicting children walking through a forest with axes has literally blown up social media. During online discussions, however, wolves were replaced by bears.
Some hoped that after the elections Trump would take up the problems of the Bashkir village.
Fortunately, . The administration allocated a minibus for schoolchildren from the Burzyansky district, reports the press service of the prosecutor's office of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
Let us note that the story of Bashkir teenagers has become known all over the world. The story was published by a British newspaper.
Runet wonders why Medvedev went to the Western Wall
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is a favorite hero of the Runet. Users make fun of the head of government on every occasion. This week Medvedev came to the attention of wits.
The Prime Minister touched the famous Western Wall. This fact made Runet laugh. Users imagined what Medvedev could ask for and how the shrine could react to it.
Users also recalled Medvedev’s ability to fall asleep during important events.
And his recent saying about good mood.
That's what last week was like. FederalPress will follow developments.