The Ambassador of Israel, Simona Galperin, gave an interview to the Russian propaganda channel RT.
As presented by RT, "In an interview with the head of RT's Middle East bureau, Maria Finoshina, the ambassador spoke about the 'significance of Victory Day in Israel and the importance of preserving historical memory.'"
"May 9 is an important date for Israel and the Jewish people. 500,000 Jews fought in the Red Army, another million in the allied armies. Israel firmly opposes the glorification of Nazism.
Last year, Israel opened the Museum of the Jewish Soldier in World War II. One of the halls is dedicated to the heroes of the Red Army," said the ambassador.
The video was published by RT on May 10, 2025. In the Russian version of the video, the editor cut out a part, where it was mentioned that the Soviet leadership knew about the horrors of Auschwitz before the liberation of the camp and could have expedited the liberation date, thus saving many prisoners' lives.
However, the English version seems to have been uploaded to the internet before "editing." The full English version was uploaded to the network by Yaacov Falkov:
"Now this is the official Israeli position: the Soviets knew about the horrors of Auschwitz and could have accelerated the camp's liberation.
I usually don't quote Russian media, especially ones as notorious as RT.
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