Matty Burnhart, Knitted News21.03.22 07:36 18 Adar B. Tishpev
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After yesterday’s speech in the Knesset, which led to much criticism following the comparisons to the Holocaust, Ukrainian President Zalansky presents a more conciliatory tone in a speech he posted on his telegram page.
“Israeli Prime Minister Bennett is trying to find a way to hold talks between Russia and Ukraine,” Zlansky said. “We thank him for his efforts. In the end, we will hold peace talks, perhaps in Jerusalem. This is the right place for peace, if it is possible.”
As you may recall, yesterday Zalansky presented a much more aggressive tone, claiming that Israel was not doing enough to help Ukraine in the war. “I want to point out that indifference kills. It is possible to mediate between countries but not between bad and good,” the president argued. “Israel knows that the Iron Dome system is the best interception system, you can ask why it is impossible to get weapons from you? Why did Israel not put pressure on businesses in Russia? You have to give answers and then live with those answers. 80 years ago we saved Jews, so there are “We are Righteous Among the Nations. Now you in Israel also have a choice.”
Zalanski’s speech drew much criticism among politicians in Israel, when many compared to the Holocaust, and argued, among other things, that the Kremlin uses the terminology of the Nazi party. Many argued that there was nothing to compare, and even that Zalansky distorted history, when he tried to present a false representation that a large percentage if not most of the Ukrainians were Righteous Among the Nations, which is far from reality.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainians rejected the Russian ultimatum demanding that the city of Mariupol surrender, after a relentless crushing of civilian concentrations by the Russians. In Russia, a free passage out of the city was promised to those who surrendered, but the deadline for surrender had already expired.
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