Volodymyr Zelensky, the Jewish Ukrainian president under siege, said he was moved by pictures of Israelis standing in solidarity with his country during the Russian invasion — but not so much the Israeli leadership.
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“I saw a beautiful picture today,” he said in remarks translated into Hebrew by YNet, the Israeli news outlet that managed to attend Zelensky’s press conference in Kyiv on Thursday. “Jews wrapped in Ukrainian flags by the Western Wall in Jerusalem. They prayed and I thank them for it.”
But, he said, “I spoke with the Israeli leadership, we have not bad relations — but these things are tested in times of crisis. I don’t feel the Israeli prime minister has wrapped himself in the Ukrainian flag.”
The Israeli government, wary of Russia’s overweening influence and presence in the Middle East, has been slow to robustly condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, although it joined the United States in a U.N. General Assembly condemnation on Wednesday. (Tom Nides, the American ambassador to Israel, tweeted that Israel had been “helping rally more members” to join the vote.) Israel also reportedly has declined to share antimissile systems with Ukraine.
Zelensky spoke on Wednesday to multiple world leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. He noted each conversation on Twitter, including the one with Bennett — but the tweet about the Israeli prime minister stood out because Zelensky did not thank him, as he did the others.
That’s right. Don’t thank Israel for the over 100 tons of humanitarian aid they sent. That’s not enough. It won’t be enough until they open their Northern border to attacks from Syria and Hizbullah. He’ll thank them after they commit suicide. Wrapped in a blue and yellow flag.
Stop whining —– your government voted against Israel in the UN numerous times . In effect , supporting the terrorists against Israely citizens.
Some nerve.
PM Bennett would be doing a GREAT disservice to his country by siding with Ukraine over Russia. Whilst Ukraine has friendly relations with Israel, Russia is far more important to Israel. Just look across the border towards Syria, where Russia controls the Syrian airspace, and has the ability to hinder Israel’s missile attacks in the Syrian theatre, should they so decide. Israel’s best move after delivering humanitarian aid to Ukraine, is to stay NEUTRAL, PERIOD !!!
What is going on with this Zelenky? Why is he focusing so much on the Jewish people? The Jewish condemnation, ol pi derech hateva, would have no effect on a super power like Russia. This is not a time to turn to a little country like Israel. Rather, he should just be turning to other super powers like the USA and Europe..
Why should they when you never support Israel in the UN, you either vote to condemn Israel 75% of the time or abstain 25% of the time, not once have you voted in support of Israel.
looks like a fitting outfit for the women of the wall wackos
They should of also added the swastika flag. Both were the same horrible people to the Jews. Ukraine maybe worse, as ALL the local citizens killed and raped Jews during the pogroms. How fast we forget! Do you think those tortured and killed Jews want you to do this. Stop and think for a minute
chutzpah
israel owes him nothing nor the ukrainine people
hes an antisemite to single out israel
his days are numbered anyways
i have rachmonis on the yidden there but zero for the goyim
“laasois nekama bagoyim”
We hear you. We feel your pain. But Israel has no obligation to wrap itself in anything purge than a Tallit. Maybe the Israeli flag. Ukraine isn’t Israel. We disagree with what Russia is doing but we have no obligation to commit suicide. The participation of the Jewishpeople por postal el change nothing. The whole world needs to come together. Israel already tried and failed when Rusia took over Georgia.
Why would any yid wrap themselves in the blood soaked Ukraine flag
The Zionists are the ultimate Galus Jew, and have many Gentile masters, namely both the United States and Russia. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the Zionists State has never been “independent”.
The Zionist State never will be independent unless the Zionists drop their Big Lie of claiming that their State is the “Jewish State” when, in fact, it is a Zionist State and not the Jewish State.