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Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. Photo/anadolu
The report was disclosed by Haaretz. The meeting, scheduled for Monday (4/18/2022), according to Israeli media, would be the usual diplomatic rebuke of criticism of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
“We note another anti-Russian attack carried out on April 7 by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in the context of his country’s support for the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly to suspend the membership of the Russian Federation in the United Nations Human Rights Council,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Friday.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry added, “We have given our assessment of this unlawful and politically motivated resolution.”
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“There is a covert attempt to take advantage of the situation surrounding Ukraine to distract the international community from one of the oldest unresolved conflicts, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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A number of Israeli officials, according to Haaretz, are concerned about straining relations and are concerned about Israeli air strikes in Syria.
The Russian statement also cited Israel’s “illegal occupation and annexation of the Palestinian territories” and condemned Israel’s 15-year-old blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Lapid accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine. Israel last week backed a UN motion to suspend Russia’s membership of the UN Human Rights Council.
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