Kiev’s new mayor said he would combat anti-Semitism in the Ukrainian capital. Leonid Chernovetsky made the statement at an Israeli Independence Day reception before members of the Jewish community and diplomats. The new mayor said “everybody who offends Jews” should be prosecuted.
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