Israeli ambassador surprised that Belarusian militia can’t find and punish fascists

• 3.05.2008, 12:10

Israeli ambassador to Belarus Zeev Ben-Arie doesn’t find it necessary to compare quantitatively facts of display of anti-Semitism in Belarus and the neighbouring countries, paying attention that such cases should be criticised and investigated more effectively.

“I’m not so bewildered at display of anti-Semitism, because there are enough hooligans in any country. In this case the position of the government is important, its desire and skills to find guilty persons and punish them,” the ambassador said on the press conference in Minsk.

In this connection he reminded the cases of vandalism on Jewish cemeteries in the republic, picture of swastika on the ghetto monument in Slutsk, spreading of leaflets in Vitsebsk on behalf of RNU (Russian National Unity). “We expect these facts to be discussed in public by high-rank officials, the investigative agencies to investigate, not to talk they can’t find members of the unregistered RNU because the RNU is unregistered organisation,” Z. Ben-Arie said.

“I’m not going to compare anti-Semitism in Russia, Ukraine and here in pro cents. It is subjective to rank countries according to the level of anti-Semitism. I am more interested that every possible should be done for fighting anti-Semitism,” the Israeli ambassador emphasised.