Posted on 04/17/2014 1:22:35 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
Secretary of State John Kerry reacted to a report Thursday that Jews in one restive Ukrainian city were sent notices telling them to register, a development he called "grotesque."
Kerry's comments follow a report in Israel's Ynet News that a leaflet was circulating in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, demanding that Jews register -- as well as provide a list of property they own -- or else face deportation and revocation of citizenship. Pro-Russian activists have asserted partial control over some government buildings in that city.
Ynet reported that the notices, sent as the Passover holiday began, were signed by Denis Pushilin, chairman of Donetsk's temporary government -- though Ynet reports that Pushilin confirmed the flyers came from his organization, "but denied any connection to the leaflet's content."
The notices reportedly were sent to areas where pro-Russian activists have declared the region as a "people's republic" in defiance of the central Ukrainian government.
While questions circulated about the origin of the flyers, Ynet reported the flyers said that because Jewish community leaders supported a Ukrainian nationalist movement and "oppose the pro-Slavic People's Republic of Donetsk," the interim government has decided: "that all citizens of Jewish descent, over 16 years of age and residing within the republic's territory are required to report to the Commissioner for Nationalities in the Donetsk Regional Administration building and register."
The notices reportedly demand Jews pay a $50 registration fee.
Kerry addressed the flyer reports..
"Just in the last couple of days, notices were sent to Jews in one city indicating that they have to identify themselves as Jews," he said. "In the year 2014, after all of the miles traveled and all of the journey of history, this is not just intolerable -- it's grotesque. It is beyond unacceptable."
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Kerry's Jewish grandfather would be so proud!
So, DO SOMETHING you horse-faced DOOFUS!
Time to arm themselves.
This is horrible on so many levels.
It’s also horrible what the Muslims are doing to Christians.
Wow. Maybe to early to say this but is history repeating itself?
Imagine that, the peaceful Ukrainian’s new leadership. just what the EU ordered and the rest of the screwed up libtards that wanted change in the Ukraine. We need to stay out of this crap of nation building, especially with the tards that are running this nation into the ground.
Israel was screwed over by the partially U.S. fomented Arab Spring that could have had disastrous consequences for them with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Obama ordering the bombing of Assad's regime, wghich could have led to terrorists and Al Qaeda taking over Syria, as it was two years too late to do so.
It is time that EUROPE took care of this.
Grotesque and doubtful. Or maybe not. The Ukraine did supply the Third Reich with an entire division of SS volunteers.
Maybe not full blown repeat, but it definitely is starting to rhyme.
For once Kerry is right. It is reprehensible.
Agreed. But truly sad. My prayers are with them because I know that the US will do nothing to help them.
Agreed.
Layers upon layers. It is tough to keep up and figure out which faction is right. But if the State Department and the EU had a hand in instability operations that lead to this then the EU and the Obama Administration are culpable.
Putin and Netanyahu on the same side. I can only assume that Kerry and friends are driving the Israeli government into the arms of the Russians and Chinese. Good job guys.
I’m surprised Kerry didn’t blame the Jews in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk for their “encroachment”.
In related news, Democrats were sent e-mails informing them that this year, federal elections will be held on the first Wednesday in November.
If they were told, don’t you think they already know who they are?
SOS Kerry, if you say that it is grotesque to make Jews register is it not then grotesque to make America Register as gun owners?
SOS Kerry, if you say that it is grotesque to make Jews register is it not then grotesque to make Americans Register as gun owners?
Y’all do realize this may never have happened?
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