May Putin crush the jew
May Putin crush the jew
In his recent address on Russian TV about Ukraine, where he red-flagged "fifth columnists" who are "traitors to the nation," Putin did not explicitly say the words "Jews," "Zionists" or "cosmopolitans." He didn't need to
Mar. 24, 2022
"Listen to what the Kremlin says. Just listen! Now the same words [Nazi terminology] are being used again, the Final Solution, but now it is directed at us!" declared Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his public address to the Knesset. In his appeal to Israeli society, the Ukrainian president made explicit comparisons between today’s Russia and Nazi Germany.
Although controversial to many Israelis, it is hard to deny that for many Eastern European Jews, recent Kremlin propaganda reminds them of the darkest episodes of our history. And Russia's President Vladimir Putin has achieved that ignominy even without specifically mentioning "Jews," "Zionists" or "cosmopolitans."
On March 16, Putin went on television to discuss the invasion of Ukraine. His address however, did not focus on external enemies. Instead, he pointed to an alleged vast conspiracy in the homeland - a key threat to the "special military operation," as the invasion is euphemistically labelled in state propaganda. The speech is remarkable for the motifs he used - tropes that were commonly used in antisemitic rhetoric in the Soviet era, and that legitimized antisemitic violence.
The enemies of Russia "will certainly be counting on the 'fifth column,' on traitors to the nation," otherwise known as "scum," said Putin in his address. This statement is almost an exact copy of Polish communist leader Władyslaw Gomułka’s speech from 1967 that preceded the regime's anti-Jewish purge in Poland.
Another notable element of Putin’s speech was the accusation of cosmopolitanism: "The problem is that in essence, their mentality is there, not here, with our people. Not with Russia."
In his recent address on Russian TV about Ukraine, where he red-flagged "fifth columnists" who are "traitors to the nation," Putin did not explicitly say the words "Jews," "Zionists" or "cosmopolitans." He didn't need to
Mar. 24, 2022
"Listen to what the Kremlin says. Just listen! Now the same words [Nazi terminology] are being used again, the Final Solution, but now it is directed at us!" declared Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his public address to the Knesset. In his appeal to Israeli society, the Ukrainian president made explicit comparisons between today’s Russia and Nazi Germany.
Although controversial to many Israelis, it is hard to deny that for many Eastern European Jews, recent Kremlin propaganda reminds them of the darkest episodes of our history. And Russia's President Vladimir Putin has achieved that ignominy even without specifically mentioning "Jews," "Zionists" or "cosmopolitans."
On March 16, Putin went on television to discuss the invasion of Ukraine. His address however, did not focus on external enemies. Instead, he pointed to an alleged vast conspiracy in the homeland - a key threat to the "special military operation," as the invasion is euphemistically labelled in state propaganda. The speech is remarkable for the motifs he used - tropes that were commonly used in antisemitic rhetoric in the Soviet era, and that legitimized antisemitic violence.
The enemies of Russia "will certainly be counting on the 'fifth column,' on traitors to the nation," otherwise known as "scum," said Putin in his address. This statement is almost an exact copy of Polish communist leader Władyslaw Gomułka’s speech from 1967 that preceded the regime's anti-Jewish purge in Poland.
Another notable element of Putin’s speech was the accusation of cosmopolitanism: "The problem is that in essence, their mentality is there, not here, with our people. Not with Russia."
https://archive.ph/Obtf7
https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/.premium-putin-revives-soviet-era-antisemitism-to-crush-opposition-to-his-war-on-ukraine-1.10695111
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