There are 2 reasons I can think of why Russia might abstain from annoying Israel and US. First, fear. This fear is not just because Israel/US may choose to cut Russia off from certain things it depends on them for (be it resources or money or influence etc). But also, all of them have "dirt" on all the other ones, and each annoyance is a risk that some "dirt" will be leaked to the public and cause political damage that way. The second reason is because Russia, being run by psychopaths just like Israel and US and being part of the same hierarchy, does benefit from the actions of US and Israel, I'm sure it gets a cut of the spoils (those being money and power/control/influence etc). Kinda like the agreement between Stalin and Hitler during WWII.
So I think it is in fact in Russia's interest that the institution of total control continues, and it doesn't matter that Israel and US are being used to do it - all of them have the same boss anyway. And I don't think any of them would really do anything to the other ones - except as a show for the public on occasion, to maintain the illusion of "separation" until such a time that the illusion does not need to be maintained any longer. Then again, there are elements in all these governments that most likely are also unaware that there is no real separation, and so at some level certain government officials of these countries do perceive it as a competition and may indeed try to "outsmart" and "outdo" the other to get a bigger share. But that level exists just to make the illusion more believable and more complete for everyone else.
And yet, I'm sure it works very similarly to the Mafia hiararchy or one that exists in federal prisons. In the Mafia, you don't shoot another member of the same mafia just because you feel like it - no, you make sure the Boss says ok first, otherwise you're committing suicide. And in a federal prison if you're not part of the pecking order, you're signing your own death sentence. So you're either eliminated or integrated into a "gang" (called a "family" in jail). And I think it's similar on the world stage - a nation cannot be outside of the pathocracy, otherwise it'll be very quickly demonized and attacked and taken over and integrated into the pathocracy.
So one reason the middle east is currently a global target is perhaps because elements of middle eastern governments are not yet integrated into the pathocracy, and maybe refuse to accept bribes/blackmail/etc. And so, they must be removed and replaced with force (which necessitates demonization in order to get public on your side, since nothing can be done overtly in the world without public support). Another reason for attacking the middle east is to create perpetual war and an "enemy" that the world can fear, because fear is one of the ways to create an overt global government (the other way is just to convince everyone that it's a great idea and the best way to do things, but more often than not this method is used in conjunction with fear to make success more likely. Kinda like religion relies on both, Heaven and Hell and not just one of them).
But why the middle east? Why not demonize, oh I dunno, Brazil or something? Well, other than "why not?" there may in fact be a reason, like maybe because the PTB wish to eliminate the Jews because of some genetic programs they might have (C's mentioned it I think), and what better way than have the Jews (well, Israel, but the Jews are sort of concentrated there intentionally) piss off the muslim world.
And I highly highly doube that Russia is somehow "outside" of the global pathocracy's pecking order. As such, I think that any opposition Russia may ever seem to have will be an act. The only potential real opposition can come from the general public - it's the only element, other than a few maverick politicians here and there, that is not entirely hoodwinkable and pathocratic (yet), osit.
