How the world condemned Lavrov's anti-Semitic statements

Recall that in an interview with an Italian television company, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that "Hitler had Jewish blood," and "the most ardent anti-Semites, as a rule, are Jews."

He (Zelensky) puts forward an argument - what kind of Nazism can they have if he is a Jew. I may be wrong, but Adolf Hitler also had Jewish blood. It means absolutely nothing. The wise Jewish people say that the most ardent anti-Semites are usually Jews. “The family has its black sheep,” as we say, Lavrov said in an interview with the Italian channel Mediaset.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid called Lavrov's statement "unforgivable", "outrageous" and historically erroneous. The Russian ambassador has been summoned for clarifications and apologies.

Dani Dayan, chairman of the Yad Vashem memorial complex , called Lavrov's words "delusional and dangerous."

Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel noted that the theory that Hitler had Jewish roots has been refuted by historians.

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll called Lavrov's statement "a new bottom of anti-Semitism" and added that the Russian authorities have regularly neglected the history of the Holocaust since the outbreak of the war.

Israeli Minister of Homeland Security Omer Bar-Lev said such "false" statements could trigger a wave of anti-Semitism around the world.

Bar-Lev's deputy, Yair Golan , also called Lavrov's words false.

This reflects what the Russian government really is: a brutal government that has no hesitation in destroying its opponents at home, invading a foreign country and falsely accusing it of reviving Nazism,” he added.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba commented on Lavrov's anti-Semitic statements: his words demonstrate that modern Russia is full of hatred for other peoples.

"Russia is the legal successor of the Nazi ideology" - adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak condemned Lavrov's anti-Semitic statements

Russia's anti-Semitism is becoming more and more evident. They no longer hide and show it openly to the world. First, they fired missiles at the territory where the Babi Yar memorial complex is located, - Andriy Yermak, head of the Presidential Office, wrote on Telegram.