(March 21, 2022 / JNS) In his video address to the Israeli Knesset on Sunday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Israel for its support but criticized Israel for not taking a tougher stance against Russia. However, it was his comparison of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the Holocaust that roused the ire of Israeli lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The Kremlin is “using the terminology of the Nazi Party,” said Zelensky. “In Russia, they’re using these same words—‘final solution’—only now it’s directed at us, the Ukrainian problem.” While some, including Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, praised Zelensky’s...
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