Ukraine prez eyes past genocide,
but Israelis worried about future one
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| Vladimir Matveyev |
| Ukrainian President Victor Yuschenko, who will visit Israel Nov. 14-15, lights Chanukah candles at the Brodsky synagogue in Kiev, Dec. 9, 2004. Yuschenko wants Israel to recognize the Ukrainian famine of 1932-33 as a genocide. |
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By Vladimir Matveyev
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Published: 11/07/2007
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Ukrainian President Victor Yuschenko on his first official visit to Israel will be pushing for the Jewish state to recognize the Ukrainian famine of 1932-33 as a Soviet-orchestrated genocide against Ukrainians. But Israeli and Jewish officials are more concerned with Ukraine's arms sales to Iran and Syria.
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