Report: Diplomatic relations between Russia and the Zionist entity strained following Lavrov’s remarks

SANAA, May 02 (YPA) – The Zionist entity on Monday denounced Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s remarks on Monday for claiming that Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins, saying it was an “unforgivable” falsehood that debased the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust.

“Lies such as these mean to blame Jews for the horrible crimes committed against them throughout history and by doing so, remove responsibility from their enemies,” said the Zionist Prime Minister Naftali Bennet.

“Using the Holocaust of the Jewish people as a political tool must cease immediately, “he added.

On Monday the Israeli foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador to Israel for a clarification on the comments.

“Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s remarks are both an unforgivable and outrageous statement as well as a terrible historical error,” said Zionist Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.

Since the start  of the Russian attack on Ukraine on February 24th, the Zionist entity has tried to maintain a diplomatic balance in its relations with Kiev and Moscow, but Lavrov’s remarks in an interview with Italy’s Mediaset television on Sunday angered Tel Aviv.

Asked in an interview with an Italian news channel about Russian claims that it invaded Ukraine to “denazify” the country, Sergey Lavrov said that Ukraine could still have Nazi elements even if some figures, including the country’s president, were Jewish.

“So when they say ‘How can Nazification exist if we’re Jewish?’ In my opinion, Hitler also had Jewish origins, so it doesn’t mean absolutely anything.  For some time we have heard from the Jewish people that the biggest antisemites were Jewish,” he said, speaking to the station in Russian, dubbed over by an Italian translation.

E.M