Mainstream media dismisses NeoNaziism in Ukraine as a Russian propaganda program. But MSM is a far cry from being honest when it comes to Russia or Ukraine.
Israel hits out at Ukrainian glorification of WWII Nazi collaborator
Israel opposes Ukraine’s glorification of World War II Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera, the Jewish state’s acting ambassador to Russia, Alexander Ben Zvi, has told TASS. In comments published on Monday, Ben Zvi confirmed that Israeli authorities are aware of the Bandera cult in Ukraine and have raised the issue with Kiev.
Bandera was a leader in the militant Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and headed the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) during World War II. The group collaborated with Nazi Germany to massacre over 100,000 Poles, Jews, Russians, and Soviet-aligned Ukrainians.
Despite the UPA-ordered genocide, Bandera and other UPA members were declared national heroes by former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in 2010 – a designation reaffirmed by the current Kiev leadership. Ukrainian nationalists continue to celebrate Bandera with annual torchlight marches, referring to him as the “father of the nation.”
“We have stated this more than once. It’s just that people do not check what happened in the past. Our ambassadors to Ukraine even wrote notes of protest at one time,” Ben Zvi said when asked to clarify Israel’s stance on the issue. He added that the Israeli Foreign Ministry is “well aware” of the matter.
His comments appear to contradict recent remarks by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar. At a press briefing marking Israel’s presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) earlier this month, Sa’ar said he was unaware of Bandera’s veneration in Ukraine.
“First of all, I didn’t know about it. I will check it,” the minister said, adding he would issue a condemnation “if there is a necessity.”
Israel’s Foreign Ministry and its embassy in Kiev have issued several statements denouncing Ukraine’s honoring of Nazi collaborators over the years. However, no such statement has been made since 2022, with embassy officials telling Haaretz they “have made our position clear many times, but apparently there is nothing we can do, at least at the moment.”
Moscow has repeatedly warned of a Nazi revival in Ukraine and cited “denazification” as one of the main goals of its military operation against Kiev. Western media and officials, however, have downplayed Nazi imagery in Ukraine, often dismissing criticism as “Russian propaganda.”
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Argentina to release Nazi files
Argentina plans to declassify government documents concerning Nazi fugitives who found sanctuary in the Latin American nation following Germany’s defeat in World War II.
The commitment to transparency was announced on Monday by President Javier Milei’s chief of staff, Guillermo Francos, during an interview with the TV channel DNews. He said the president made the decision after a meeting last month with US Senator Steve Daines, who strongly advocated for the public release of the files.
Francos stated that the president believes “there is no reason to withhold information” about the protection afforded to Nazis in Argentina, adding that most of the documents slated for release are housed within the Defense Ministry. Some of the files pertain to financial matters involving services from Swiss banks, he added.
According to estimates, as many as 10,000 war criminals utilized so-called ‘ratlines’ to escape Europe and settle elsewhere as the Axis powers fell on the continent. Around half are believed to have chosen Argentina – a nation known for its reluctance to grant extradition requests — as their refuge.
Among those were Holocaust architect Adolf Eichmann and infamous death camp doctor Josef Mengele. Eichmann was captured by Israeli intelligence operatives and taken to Israel for trial, while Mengele drowned in 1979 after suffering a heart attack.
The influx took place mostly during the first presidency of controversial Argentinian leader Juan Peron, whose government from 1946 to 1955 explicitly supported Nazi exiles. Peron pursued a policy that mixed elements of authoritarianism and populists components that critics believed was influenced by fascism.
Milei’s pledge to unveil the Nazi files follows an earlier decree aimed at accelerating the release of records concerning the Argentine armed forces’ actions during the military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983. The tumultuous period, known as “the last junta,” began with a coup against Isabel Peron, the president’s widow and successor, when his second term was cut short by his death in 1974.
The junta conducted a brutal crackdown on political dissent, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and disappearances. Presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni said that the government seeks to prevent political manipulation of this tragic period through complete disclosure.
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