Lazar calls upon Medvedev to silence Vikhorev: “Jews took over under Yeltsin”

Lazar shows Medvedev lesson from bible.
Interfax, “Russian chief rabbi asks to purge Russian political scene of anti-Semites,” 15 April 2016:
Russian Chief Rabbi Berl Lazar has asked Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to stop anti-Semitism from spreading among politicians.
“The Russian Jewish community is shocked by an anti-Semite escapade by a candidate in the United Russia primaries in the Chelyabinsk Region, Vladislav Vikhorev, who announced ‘a conspiracy of the Jews against Russian people’. But we are even more astounded by the fact that the organizing committee to hold the primaries, has just made a formal ‘warning’ to the anti-Semite and left him among the hopefuls for a place in the election list of the party led by you,” Lazar said in a statement, cited by his press service on Friday.
The Jewish community is well aware of Medvedev’s personal constructive stance on the national question, and also values President Vladimir Putin’s stance, as the latter “has repeatedly stressed the need for zero tolerance for any manifestations of xenophobia and anti-Semitism.”
“Thanks to a wise policy of the country’s leadership, at first, anti-Semitism was on the decline in Russia, but then has been completely marginalized. But, for that same reason, any anti-Semite escapade draws heightened attention. In particular, when it is an incident, in which an activist from the ruling party is involved,” the address said.
“I frankly hope that you, as the United Russia chairman, will react to the current situation, and will take effective measures to cleanse the Russian political scene from anti-Semites and from those, who hold a reconciling stance towards them, once and for all,” the rabbi said.

Chelyabinsk
Medialeaks.ru, “Chief Rabbi Complains to Medvedev about Anti-Semitism in United Russia Party”, 15 April 2016:

Vladislav Vikhorev speaking in Chelyabinsk
Vikhorev was speaking during primaries debates on Sunday, April 10. The gist of his speech was that Russia’s main problem and security threat were the Jews. A “Jewish coup” had occurred in Russian under President Boris Yeltsin, said Vikhorev, and since then the Jews had been systematically destroying ethnic Russian culture, the state, and the financial system.
“We Russians are being killed for standing in the way of the Yids,” said Vikhorev.
Vikhorev is still listed as a candidate on the primaries website. The Chelyabinskh regional branch of the party decided to leave him in the race, letting him off with a warning that ethnic slurs were unacceptable.

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Posted by WJC thanks Putin on Thu, 21 Apr 2016 02:51 | #
Daily News, “Jewish leader thanks Putin for fighting anti-Semitism” 19 April 2016:
MOSCOW (AP) — The president of the World Jewish Congress has thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his efforts to fight anti-Semitism in Russia.
Ronald Lauder told Putin during Tuesday’s meeting that the Russian leader had kept the promise he made during their last meeting, in 2003, to fight anti-Semitism. Lauder noted that at the time synagogues in Russia were coming under attack.
The American businessman, speaking through a translator, said anti-Semitism was down to a “minimal level” in Russia, while in Europe it still “raises its head.”
Putin said “Russian Jewish organizations make a significant contribution to political stabilization in Russia, for which we are very grateful.”
Putin caused a stir in January when he proposed that Jews feeling under threat in Europe should come to Russia, where they would be accepted.