Chief Rabbi of Russia commented on Lavrov's statement/Getty Images commented the Chief Rabbi of Russia Berl Lazar. He stressed that he was shocked by such statements.
Berl Lazar appealed to the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry to apologize publicly for these words.
Chief Rabbi Russia commented on Lavrov's statement
According to the chief rabbi of Russia, it would be nice if Lavrov apologized through his words to the Jews and admitted his mistake. At the same time, he added that he does not consider himself authorized to give advice to the Russian Foreign Minister.
What is known about the Chief Rabbi of Russia
It is believed that Berl Lazar is in the circle of people close to the Russian leader and tyrant Vladimir Putin. Lazar is also the head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia. This is an organization associated with the direction of Lubavitcher Hasidism.
According to the rabbi, after such a step, this incident could be considered settled and the page turned over. Berl Lazar also said that he did not share the opinion on the identification of the actions of the Russian authorities in Ukraine with the actions of the Soviet army during the Second World War.
According to him, the accusation of the inhabitants of Ukraine in the so-called “neo-Nazism” on the part of the Russian authorities, it underestimates the “feat and heroism of the Soviet military”, who were able to liberate the Auschwitz concentration camp and plant the flag of the USSR in Berlin, Germany.
What is known about the Lavrov scandal
Jewish nationality. Sergei Lavrova replied that “Jews are the most bitter anti-Semites.” As an example, he named the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler.
This statement of the Russian diplomat led to a flurry of criticism. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba stressed that such a statement is offensive both for Volodymyr Zelensky personally and for the whole country. The diploma also added that the same is true for Israel and the Jews. In Germany, this statement was called another manifestation of “absurd propaganda”, while in the US they said that it was “the most shameful manifestation of racism, propaganda and lies.”
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