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Antisemitic incident in Ukraine

UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS DESECRATE SYNAGOGUE AND HOLOCAUST MUSEUM WITH ANTISEMITIC SLOGANS IN ODESSA

RISU, 26 December 2017

 

Yesterday, 25 December, unknown persons desecrated a Holocaust museum and synagogue with antisemitic inscriptions in Odessa. This was reported on Facebook by the director of the Ukrainian Jewish Committee, Eduard Dolinsky, TSN reports.

 

He said that unknown citizens left the inscriptions "First toast for the Holocaust" and "Away with Jews. Ukraine for Ukrainians."

 

On one of the photographs over the inscription the symbol for "Idea of the nation" is visible, which is frequently used by Ukrainian right-wing radical organizations. It is most widely used, in particular, by members of the "Azov" separate squad of special purpose of the National Guard of Ukraine and the "Civil Corps Azov."

 

Police have opened criminal proceedings with respect to this incident. (tr. by PDS, posted 26 December 2017)


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