Russia rejects Netanyahu’s accusations of involvement in antisemitic online campaign

Russia has rejected accusations by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concerning Moscow’s alleged involvement in an antisemitic online campaign, Anadolu agency reported. The Russian Foreign Ministry told state news agency Tass on Thursday that it was “perplexed” by the “entirely unsubstantiated accusations,” saying attempts to claim Moscow operated such a campaign appeared “particularly absurd.” It said that this is so, “given a fact well known to – and repeatedly acknowledged in public by – the Israeli side, that thanks to the Russian leadership’s policy of strengthening interethnic peace and harmony, manifestations of antisemitism in our country are virtually non-existent.” On Sunday, Israel’s i24 News reported that Netanyahu, in response to a question from the news channel, accused Russia of “aiding […]