Netanyahu to meet with Putin after downing of Russian plane

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says he will meet Russia’s president for the first time since the downing of a Russian warplane by Syrian forces reacting to an Israeli air raid last month.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been trying to ease tensions with Russia since the incident. Russia blamed Israel for the shootdown and responded by supplying Syria with sophisticated S-300 air defense systems.
Speaking to his Cabinet Sunday, Netanyahu said he had spoken to Rus