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AMIAD HOROWITZ argues that the red-carpet treatment of an organisation that has never denied its Nazi roots and still uses Nazi symbols on its uniforms is a refutation of Israel’s claim to be the protector of the Jewish people
Members of the neonazi Azov battalion march through Kiev

AS a non-religious, atheist Jew, I am not one to make many biblical references.

However, reading the news that representatives of the neonazi Azov Battalion have been invited to tour Israel as part of a PR stunt for the Ukrainian government, I found myself remembering the words of Jeremiah: “Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”

I found myself thinking of my ancestors and the millions of Jews slaughtered at the hands of Nazis.

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