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'Russia and Israel act from a common position against the distortion of the genesis and results of the Second World War': Russian ambassador

3.04.2023 

Olive trees were planted in the Russian Compound in Jerusalem as part of the Garden of Remembrance campaign

Olive trees were planted in the Russian Compound in Jerusalem as part of the Garden of Remembrance campaign
Photo: press service of the Russian Embassy in Israel

Israel took over the baton of the international action "Garden of Memory", dedicated to 27 million people who died during the Great Patriotic War. On Saturday in Tel Aviv, olive trees were planted in memory of the victims of the war in Tel Aviv on the territory of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission, a symbol of peace and eternal life, a TASS correspondent reports.

The action was organized by the Russian Embassy in Israel together with the Russian House in Tel Aviv with the assistance of Israeli partners of the All-Russian public movement "Volunteers of Victory". Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov and head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem Archimandrite Alexander (Elisov) took part in the ceremony.

The Russian ambassador, speaking to the audience, stressed that this year Israel for the first time joined this initiative, which has already found followers in 30 foreign countries. According to him, the task of the action is "to preserve reliable facts and historical memory of the tragic and heroic events of the Great Patriotic War", to perpetuate the memory of the exploits and heroism of the Russian soldier. At the same time, the diplomat noted, the action is also aimed at "solving urgent problems in the field of ecology - planting greenery in cities and restoring forest plantations."

Viktorov emphasized the symbolism of the fact that the action is taking place on Israeli soil. “Here they well remember all the victims of the tragedy of the Holocaust. They also remember the heroism of the soldiers of the Red Army, including half a million Jews who fought in the ranks of the Soviet army, who twisted the neck of the Nazi monster and saved the world from the brown infection. Russia and Israel act from a common position against the distortion of the genesis and results of the Second World War, continue to work together to combat the glorification of Nazism and the glorification of the Nazis and their minions," the diplomat said.

Source: https://tass.ru/obschestvo/17426091

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