Putin apologizes to Israel for accusations of anti – Semitism

Lavrov told the Italian media a few days ago that Jews may also be anti-Semitic. “He [Ukrainas prezidents Volodimirs Zelenskis] puts forward an argument: what kind of nationalization can they have if he is Jewish.

I may be wrong, but there was also Jewish blood in Hitler. It means absolutely nothing. “The wise Jewish people say that the most ardent anti – Semites, as a rule, are Jews,” Lavrov said.

Russia’s foreign minister’s speculation about Jewish anti-Semitism and Hitler’s Jewish origins caused a storm of outrage in Israel. According to Israel, the leader of Nazi Germany, Hitler, was responsible for the Holocaust, which killed six million Jews. Historians point out that there is no evidence to support Hitler’s Jewish origins.

Of Israel the Prime Minister’s Office shall informthat Lavrov’s statements were discussed in a telephone conversation between Putin and Bennett.

“The prime minister accepted President Putin’s apology for Lavrov’s remarks and thanked him for explaining his treatment of the Jewish people and Holocaust remembrance,” the statement said.

Kremlin outline of this conversation Putin’s apology is not mentioned. The Kremlin said Putin had reminded Benenet that 40% of the six million Holocaust victims were citizens of the USSR. According to the Kremlin’s statement, Benett emphasized “the Red Army’s crucial contribution to the victory over Nazism.”

Russia’s foreign ministry on Tuesday also circulated commentary on “Anti-Semitism”in which he had noticed the President of Latvia Egils Levits.

“The Jewish origin of the president is not yet a guarantee that would protect against neo-Nazi arbitrariness in the country. By the way, Ukraine is not the only country at the moment. Latvian President Levit also has Jewish roots. “was written in a comment.

To protest the anti-Semitic statements of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Latvian Foreign Ministry had summoned Russian Ambassador to Latvia Mikhail Vanin on Thursday.

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