Vladimir Zhirinovsky made a surprise appearance at a benefit concert for a Lubavitch synagogue in Moscow that was bombed last month. After the concert, the leader of the ultranationalist Liberal Democratic Party got up on stage, said he was outraged by the synagogue bombing and added that he would support any anti-vandalism bill brought before Russia’s Parliament. Berel Lazar, the rabbi of the synagogue that was bombed, said he was bewildered by the speech of Zhirinovsky, who has often been quoted making anti-Semitic statements.
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