- August 30, 2024
- 5:03 pm
- Israel
“She is an activist of the compatriot group “Strength in Unity”, which, together with other Russian-speaking associations, opposes Russophobia. After the events of 2022 and the massive pressure on the Russian community in Israel, our people began to unite, defending themselves and their country from discrimination and attacks.
“The distortion of facts, the replacement of generally accepted assessments with their own national narratives, and the complete substitution of concepts led to the non-recognition of the presence of Nazis on the territory of Ukraine.
“Including the official authorities and politicians of Israel,” I. says bitterly.
Interesting, probably for all Russiansmaterial placed by the Russian World Foundation”, founded by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Myself The Russian World Foundation — an instrument for implementing the official cultural policy of the Russian Federation, a Russian organization declaring its goal to be “the popularization of the Russian language and culture, as well as support for Russian language study programs in different countries of the world.” Like the Russian Orthodox Church, it is a kind of “soft power” for the dissemination and legitimization of Russian religious, cultural, political and ideological influence.
The Russkiy Mir Foundation is, in essence, one of the structural divisions of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.
Article Title – “Trouble Unites”. Compatriots Confront Russophobia in Israel”. the original can be found on the Internet – here is a brief summary.
The article tells about the “hard struggle” of a certain I. (there is a full name there), and some “compatriot groups” (meaning “Russians in Israel”) with …..
I. shares his experience of life in Israel, which began 11 years ago. I. ended up in Israel under the repatriation program. In the years when I. “arrived,” Russian society “was just beginning to develop a culture of charity and mutual assistance through social networks.” Therefore, many, like her, “relied mainly on their own strength” and “state assistance.”
According to I., in Israel, “there is no organized Russian community, only scattered groups, political parties and associations.” These organizations are most often focused on politics and the struggle for influence, “and local Russian-language media have an oppositional attitude towards Russia” .
After 2022, according to I., even the Orthodox community of Tel Aviv found itself divided along political lines (why would that be?). I. “experienced this first-hand” when she was asked to leave the Sunday school at the Church of the Apostle Peter and Righteous Tabitha, where she taught Russian as a volunteer.
I. says that the local priest made a decision ask her to leave “in order to maintain peace in the flock, which was anti-Russian”. At that time, the Church of the Apostle Peter and the Righteous Tabitha was an important pilgrimage center. I. mentions that recently, while in Russia, she was “joyed to learn that the temple is well known.” She also mentions that in October 2023, the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church appointed a new head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem, Archimandrite Vassian (Zmeev), who “known for his fight against Russophobia”.
Today, I. lives in Israel and takes an active part in the life of the “Russian community of Tel Aviv.” She is an activist in the compatriot group “Strength in Unity,” which “together with other Russian-speaking associations opposes Russophobia.” After the events of 2022 (really?) and “massive pressure on the Russian community in Israel, our people began to unite, defending themselves and their country from discrimination and attacks.”
“Trouble united us. We suddenly wanted to be together. We realized that if we don't unite now, our children will dissolve in a foreign culture,” I. asserts.
According to her, there are no more than 20% of people from the Russian Federation in the Strength in Unity group. All the rest are “Russian-speaking Israelis from the former Soviet Union. But they are all Russian in spirit.”
During the celebration of Russia Day this year (2024), members of the organization unfurled a huge, 600 square meter Russian flag in one of Tel Aviv's largest recreation parks, Wolfson. After the event, they organized a festive picnic in “Russian style”: with samovars, loaves of bread, buns and songs to the accordion.
Unfortunately, says I. “Even war veterans who have lived there for many decades are subject to the influence of anti-Russian propaganda in Israel. Russian-language pro-Western media are to blame“.
Older people “don't know Hebrew well enough to listen to the patter of Israeli TV presenters. It's easier and more understandable for them to watch news and programs in Russian.” I. is a member of the Tel Aviv Veterans Council and observes the situation from the inside.
«When my son and his class went on a tour of Russian-language television, he was surprised that there was not a single Israeli flag there – all the flags were Ukrainian“, she says bitterly. (!!)
I.'s son “successfully studies at the local school and helps teachers avoid making mistakes in retelling facts of Russian history. And this happens regularly.”
Son “knows the history of his homeland well“, participates in competitions organized by the Russian House and often becomes their finalist or winner. Twice won a ticket to the international children's center “Artek”.
“But if we talk about the young generation of Russian-speaking Israelis in general,” I. complains, “they have little interest in their historical homeland.”
“There were no more than 400 people at the Victory Day celebration at the Wings monument in Netanya this year. Almost all of them were older, and they came with their grandchildren, aged 10-12. There were practically no middle-aged people or young people,” says I. “They didn't come because it wasn't important to them. But I would like it to be important.”
“The loss of interest in the history of not only Russia, but also in general in historical parallels between the present and the past is one of the reasons for the victory of Russophobia in the countries of the Western world. Distortion of facts, replacement of generally accepted assessments with their own national narratives, complete substitution of concepts led to non-recognition of the presence of Nazis on the territory of Ukraine. Including by the official authorities and politicians of Israel (really?). A paradoxical and even impossible in its absurdity situation developed there, when a people who had survived the Holocaust, helps neo-nazis“.
I. is convinced that “Russia should educate patriots from early childhood, and conversations about important things should begin in kindergarten.” (in Israel?)After all, Russia is a great country that has something to be proud of.”
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