https://rt.com/russia/-holocaust-israel-lavrov-impunity
Israel should not think that the suffering of Jews during World War II gives it free rein in foreign policy, particularly when it comes to the hostilities in Gaza, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
Speaking at a press conference on the results of Moscow’s diplomacy in 2023 on Thursday, Lavrov reiterated his support for the creation of a Palestinian state. The decades-long failure to do this is one of the key reasons for the current instability in the Middle East and tensions between Palestinians and Israelis, he added.
The foreign minister noted that Russia had immediately condemned the attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7. However, after the hostilities began, some Israeli officials went so far as to call the residents of Gaza “animals” without facing any backlash from the West, he added.
Lavrov added that the Soviet people had suffered no less as they were exterminated in the same Nazi concentration camps as the Jews, with both people dying from starvation side-by-side in besieged Leningrad.
“According to this logic, we can do whatever we want. That won’t work if we want to systematically uphold international law,” he added.
Spot on! Past victimhood doesn't grant you a carte blanche to commit atrocities without facing repercussions. Such actions would turn society into a jungle.
@L1b3rtyWillowLibertarian4mos4MO
As for the Russians. Don’t forget they lost one third of their population during ww2.
Invaded through Ukraine by the Germans as they were by Napoleon . Everybody has a family member who died in the war. It Deeply ingrained Ukraine and invasion and death into them.
To have nato (enemy) set up shop there is INTOLERABLE to the average Russian on the street. They would rather die.
Biden misjudged the Russian people.
6m Jews died in WW2 25m Russians died in WW2 so..
@L1b3rtyWillowLibertarian4mos4MO
Yea, not only that, but the Russians destroyed 80% of the Nazi forces and equipment, accelerating the end of the war. The Jews contributed ZERO!
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