Photo: APThe attempt to justify Russian aggression made the first man of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, the target of criticism from the Jewish community, because by juggling the term "denazification" he mocked, in the eyes of Israel, the victims of the Holocaust. However, the Russian side did not accept the criticism and continued in the same tone
In an interview with an Italian journalist, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in order to justify his country for the alleged "denazification" of Ukraine, made a remark that Adolf Hitler also had Jewish roots, alluding to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, who is indeed of Jewish origin.
He also added that he often heard Jews say that the biggest anti-Semites are actually themselves, and that Zelensky can only promote peace between the two countries if he stops giving orders to his "Nazi forces", probably referring to the Azov battalion and similar formations. .
With this clumsy and rather unpleasant statement, Lavrov tried to refute the claims of Western officials, that one cannot speak of "denazification" if it is carried out against someone who is Jewish.
This statement caused violent reactions in Israel, so their Prime Minister Naftali Bennett also spoke out, warning Lavrov that he was playing with the Holocaust, and that the use of the "Holocaust for political purposes must stop immediately." Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said that Sergey Lavrov's statements were "unforgivable, exaggerated and major historical mistakes". The Russian ambassador to Israel was summoned for an interview after this incident.
After the reaction of the top of Israel, Lavrov accused official Tel Aviv that the current government "supports neo-Nazis in Ukraine". Israel's response is still awaited, but it seems that relations with Moscow will worsen after this incident. Israel supported Ukraine from the beginning of the invasion, but avoided direct confrontation with the Kremlin. Also, he never formally imposed sanctions on Russian oligarchs, but he voted to expel Russia from the UN Human Rights Council. A certain deterioration in relations occurred last month, when Yair Lapid accused Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine.
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