Russians Try To Outlaw Jewish Organizations

(Moscow, Russia) A few weeks ago, a group of State Duma members submitted a petition calling for the Prosecutor General to launch proceedings "on the prohibition in our country of all religious and ethnic Jewish organizations as extremist." Also included was the blanket statement that "the entire democratic world today is under the monetary and political control of international Judaism." The deputies making the appeal (about 20 signed the petition) were primarily Communist and Nationalist Party members.

The Israeli Embassy and prominent Jewish Rabbi Adolf Shayevich expressed outrage for "the raving condition of animal anti-Semitism." In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the petition was regrettable and that the authors had withdrawn the document from consideration.

In related report from yesterday, the State Duma adopted a letter condemning the original anti-Semitic petition. The final vote was 306-58 which is hardly comforting since 58 Russian lawmakers still are prepared to outlaw Jewish organizations because of their blatant anti-Semitism.

One question begging to be asked is why the MSM haven't reported and stressed this egregious attempt to legislate anti-Semitism in Russia?