Russian Jewish leaders say a weekend demonstration by a far-right political party outside the offices of a Jewish organization is further reason to ban the party. Sunday’s demonstration by the NPDR is “proof that we are moving in the right direction” in efforts to have the party banned, said Valery Engel, executive director of the World Congress of Russian Jewry, which unites Russian Jewish organizations in several countries.
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