Israel is demanding an apology after Russia said Hitler had Jewish roots

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Source: Sipa USA Russian Foreign Ministry/TASS/Si

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has slammed his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov for alleging Adolf Hitler may have "had Jewish blood" and summoned Moscow's ambassador for "clarifications".


Israel lambasted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday for claiming that Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins, saying it was an "unforgivable" falsehood that debased the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust.

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