Coverage dated May 1, 2022

Israel demands apology after Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says Hitler "had Jewish origins"

Headline from CBS News

"This is an unforgivable and outrageous statement and a terrible historic mistake and we expect an apology," Israel's foreign minister said.

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8 articles, oldest first.

  1. Newsweek

    Israel blasts Russian minster Lavrov's Hitler remarks—"Unforgivable" (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "It is an unforgivable, scandalous statement, a terrible historical mistake, and we expect an apology," Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said.

  2. Portland Press Herald

    Israel wants apology after Russian foreign minister compares Zelensky to Hitler (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Lavrov's comments seemed to harden Israel's reaction to the Russian invasion, which has been mixed and evolving during the course of the war.

  3. CBS News

    Israel demands apology after Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says Hitler "had Jewish origins" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    "This is an unforgivable and outrageous statement and a terrible historic mistake and we expect an apology," Israel's foreign minister said.

  4. Fox News

    Israel blasts Russian official who said Hitler had ‘Jewish origins,’ demands apology (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Israel is demanding an apology after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday claimed that Adolf Hitler had Jewish roots, calling the remarks “unforgivable and outrageous.”

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Israel lashes out at Russia over Lavrov's Nazism remarks (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Israel has summoned the Russian ambassador over comments made by the Russian foreign minister about Nazism and antisemitism. Sergey Lavrov claimed in an interview with an Italian news channel that

  6. Insider

    Israel slams top Russian diplomat for suggesting Hitler might have been Jewish: 'Jews did not murder themselves' (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid called Lavrov's comments "unforgivable" and an example of "the lowest form of racism."

  7. Al Jazeera

    Israel condemns Russian foreign minister’s Nazism remarks (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Israel demands apology after Sergey Lavrov suggested Hitler had Jewish roots in comments about ‘denazifying’ Ukraine’.

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