Naama Issachar, a 25-year-old Israeli-American woman, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison on a narcotics smuggling charge after less than a third of an ounce of cannabis was found in her luggage.
that her sister was"falling apart" and described her situation as"devastating." She also told i24 that contacting her sister is extremely difficult:"Every prisoner, their right is two visits per month and one phone call a week, and my sister isn't even granted that."
Issachar's family has pleaded with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring her back to Israel.reports that Issachar's dual U.S. and Israeli citizenship is the suspected reason why she was targeted by Russian authorities, and that Netanyahu's efforts to maintain good relations with the United States played a role in turning down the swap.
Issachar's and Burkov's families have been in touch, and both have asked their nation's officials to try to make headway in getting each person back to their respective countries. It's been reported that Netanyahu and Putin discussed this case during Netanyahu's recent visit to Sochi, Russia, and on the phone this week., Israel's Foreign Ministry called the charges against Issachar"disproportionate.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reportedly discussed the Naama Issachar case, but a prisoner swap fell through.
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