Russian-Israeli tensions escalate over Ukraine, Holocaust - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Rina Bassist

Rina Bassist

May 3, 2022

JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images — A demonstrator holds up a sign depicting the superimposed face of Russian President Vladimir Putin atop the signature toothbrush mustache of Nazi Germany's leader Adolf Hitler during a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine on March 20, 2022. — JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (R) on May 2, 2022 slammed his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov (L) for alleging Adolf Hitler may have "had Jewish blood" and summoned Moscow's ambassador for "clarifications"

Israel slams Russian claims on Hitler over Ukraine war

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, whose remarks about Adolf Hitler sparked outrage in Israel

Putin apologised for Russia Hitler claims: Israel PM's office

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Tensions ease as Israel, Russia affirm 'mutual respect'

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Demonstrators gather to watch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech to the Knesset during a live broadcast at Habima Square, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 20, 2022.

Israelis taken aback by Zelenskyy’s use of Holocaust-victim rhetoric

Mazal Mualem

In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics