Sergey Lavrov
Sergey Lavrov, who once said Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins, reiterated his country’s claims that its war on Ukraine is to “de-nazify” it.
Sergey Lavrov promised to “continue to help restore the Palestinian unity.”
Western diplomats, including U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, rebuked him at the Security Council meeting.
“Today’s debate has crossed all lines. Not only am I both appalled and outraged to the very depths of my soul, but I am sad—very, very, sad,” said Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan.
Sergei Lavrov said the West, and the U.S. in particular, has “the exact same goal” as the Third Reich.
The ministers discussed the Jewish community in Russia and ex-Soviet expatriates in Israel and their importance to relations between the countries.
A news release cited numerous examples of the Russian government and propaganda apparatus justifying its aggression towards Ukraine by invoking World War II imagery.
Naftali Bennett also made a request to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the evacuation of civilians from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
In a tweet, it said: “Pay attention to the anti-Russian announcements by ... Yair Lapid that largely explain the policy of the current Israeli government in support of the neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv.”
Israel’s president calls on Lavrov to apologize for anti-Semitic remarks
“During a week when we are remembering the Holocaust, the Russian foreign minister chooses to spread lies, terrible lies,” said Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Following sharp criticism over its foreign minister’s comments regarding Hitler’s Jewish roots, Moscow accuses Israel’s foreign minister of “anti-historical” views.
“We expect an apology. The Russian ambassador will be invited to a conversation that will not be simple,” said Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
