Netanyahu has accused Russia and, in particular, Alexander Dugin, an ideologue of the “Russian World,” of spreading antisemitism in the West.

The Israeli prime minister made the remarks during a meeting with bloggers, according to Ekho.

“Unfortunately, much of the antisemitism in the West is the work of Russian organizations and this terrible man, Dugin. He is particularly poisoning the minds of young American conservatives. That is where their main efforts are directed. They are working together and have formed alliances,” Benjamin Netanyahu said.

The previous day, he made similar statements while presenting Israel’s national security doctrine.

“Russia’s cooperation with Iran runs counter to its own interests, as does the existence of bot networks conducting a campaign against Israel that is rife with the most blatant antisemitism imaginable,” the politician said, adding that Israel was discussing the issue with the Russian side “in the clearest possible terms.”

He also said that following attacks on Yandex data centers, online activity linked to Russian users and directed against Israel had fallen by 60%.

Alexander Dugin is known as an ideologue of the “Russian World” and so-called “neo-Eurasianism” and is often described as “Putin’s brain.” He is a member of the council of the World Russian People’s Council (WRPC), headed by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.

He also serves on the Supreme Council of the Tsargrad movement, founded by Konstantin Malofeyev and known for its antisemitic and xenophobic ideas. Dugin also holds the positions of honorary president and academic director of the Tsargrad Institute, a think tank established by the aforementioned Malofeyev. In addition, he sits on the supervisory board of the propaganda television channel Tsargrad TV, where he previously served as editor-in-chief and which disseminates antisemitic ideas.

Meanwhile, Malofeyev also works with Sergey Stepashin, head of the Moscow-based Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society (IOPS), and has repeatedly expressed his support for him.

Dugin has repeatedly appeared as a “guest of honor” at numerous events organized by the Moscow-based Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society (IOPS), which is engaged in litigation in Israel over ownership of the Alexander Compound in Jerusalem. Former Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) chief Sergey Stepashin is known in Israel for his controversial attempts to gain control of the Alexander Compound in Jerusalem.

As LF previously reported, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2026), Konstantin Malofeyev, founder of the Tsargrad media group and an Orthodox Christian oligarch, presented scenarios for Russia’s future through 2050 in which the use of nuclear weapons was described as the “best option.” The report was prepared by a group of experts that included Malofeyev himself and Eurasianist ideologue Alexander Dugin.

As LF previously reported, a cultural center and a “Russian-Serbian” church are being built in central Banja Luka, Bosnia, near the government building of Republika Srpska. The project was initiated by the Diocese of Banja Luka and the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society, headed by Sergey Stepashin, a former Russian prime minister and former head of the FSB.

We previously reported that a Russian organization, the Imperial Orthodox Society in Lebanon (IOSL), had been officially registered in Beirut. The organization’s leadership openly acknowledges its close ties to the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society, headed by former Russian FSB chief Sergey Stepashin. The IOSL plans a “strategic expansion of Russia’s humanitarian presence in one of the world’s most sacred regions.”