"In June, at a dinner at the residence of the Russian ambassador in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu gave an idea of ??how he positioned Vladimir Putin to the most fruitful alliance ever with a Western leader," write Financial Times journalists Mehul Shrivastava and Catherine Hille.

"First of all, he paid tribute to Tolstoy and Dostoevsky," the authors of the article. - Then he thanked the Red Army for the victory over the Nazis. He spoke about the millions of Russian-speaking Jews now living in Israel. He also expressed gratitude to Putin for combating anti-Semitism. "I have great respect for Russia," Netanyahu said.. "I respect her contribution to the culture and courage of her people".

The praise turned out to be attractive, and while the war raged outside Israel in Syria, Netanyahu made an unexpected alliance with Putin, beneficial for both leaders militarily. These positive relations stand apart in the world arena, while other political leaders expose Putin to attacks for interference in elections and involvement in nerve agent attacks in Britain, journalists say..

According to former adviser Netanyahu on relations with Russia Alex Selsky, the prime minister also tastes the fruits of his decision to publicly participate in Putin's outlook, which includes dissatisfaction with the Western concept of World War II, which belittles Russia's contribution to the victory over Nazi Germany.

"Common interests are most important, but this kind of understanding forms an open trust and allows us to talk about complex problems," said Rural. "We are the only Western ally that can deeply understand Russians, just as we understand the Americans".

Meanwhile, the Israeli Defense Minister, a native of the USSR, Avigdor Lieberman, helps to smooth out monthly meetings between Russian and Israeli military commanders, mentioning the famous Russian battles, literature and cinema, told Rural.

"The relationship has become much closer," believes the head of the Carnegie Moscow Center Dmitry Trenin. - Israel believes that Russia is responsible for security in Syria, and the armed forces of the two countries cooperate very closely. This model works ".

Putin is susceptible to Israel's fears over Iranian forces at his borders, explained the chairman of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy Fyodor Lukyanov. "He does not always consider justified what other countries call their fears about security, but not in the case of Israel, because it's about real security, about survival," said Lukyanov.

"Former Israeli Ambassador to Russia and Ukraine Zvi Magen warned against seeking too many hidden meanings in the relationship between the reserved, taciturn Putin and the sweet-tongued Netanyahu.

According to him, for Russia, Israel also played its role as a counterweight to Iranians, whom Putin does not fully trust, - write journalists FT. "And the Israeli firepower far outweighs the Russian forces in Syria, and therefore it was necessary to cooperate with the Jewish state, and not turn it into an enemy".

"For Russians, Israel is a very dangerous country," Magen said.. "This is a unique situation, and not because they like Israel, but because they are afraid of".