![Russia Justice Ministry sues to dissolve local branch of Jewish Agency for Israel](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/israel_1574439384.jpg)
The Basmanny District Court of Moscow Thursday received a lawsuit from the Russian Ministry of Justice requesting that the Russian branch of the Jewish Agency for Israel be liquidated, according to Russian state news agency TASS. The grounds for the suit were not provided. The Jewish Agency, known as “Sokhnut” in Russia, is an international organization [...]