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Source: https://www.jta.org/2017/10/20/news-opinion/world/honoring-of-anti-semites-a-problem-says-israels-ambassador-to-ukraine

Ukraine's Honoring of Anti-Semites a "Problem," Says Israel's Ambassador

(JTA) Israel's ambassador to Ukraine Eliav Belotzercovsky said Friday that the honoring of anti-Semites in that country was a "problem" that is "not in line" with Israel's interests, following a wave of condemnations by Jewish groups over the unveiling of a statue for Symon Petliura in the western city of Vinnitsa. During Petliura's time as head of the Ukrainian People's Republic, 35,000 to 50,000 Jews were killed in a series of pogroms between 1918 and 1921.

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