Israeli ex-minister: "Russian propaganda used me" - ForumDaily
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Former Israeli minister: “Russian propaganda used me”

Main page "Maariv" February 12, 2016.

Maariv home page February 12, 2016.

Only after returning from the Crimea to Israel, Knesset member Yaakov Margi (the Shas religious party) realized the scale of the scandal that he provoked by his meeting with the head of the occupying power of the peninsula. Yesterday portal ForumDaily reported this scandal, first giving exclusive comments from high-ranking sources about the possible consequences of meeting Marga with Aksyonov.

On Friday, February 12, the Israeli newspaper Maariv published material on the main page of its website “As a result of the diplomatic incident, visits to Uman by Israelis may be affected”. Maariv journalist Arik Bender, mistakenly calling Sevastopol the “capital of Crimea,” reports on the boycott of the peninsula by Western countries, and also describes in detail Kyiv’s negative reaction to this visit. Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe-Reuven Azman is quoted as expressing concern about the possible restriction of visa-free entry of Israelis into Ukraine, which, in turn, could prevent pilgrims from Israel from coming to Uman en masse.

Thus, religious MP Yaakov Margi, the former Israeli Minister of Religious Affairs in 2009-2013, jeopardized the interests of his own electorate. Criticism fell on Margi from all sides, becoming a good “brain cleanser” for the ex-minister. As a result, the 55-year-old native of Morocco began to pitifully make excuses in an interview with Maariv, realizing what a scandal he had created. Margi regrets her trip to Crimea, calling the peninsula “occupied by the Russians.” The ex-minister states: “The organizers of the meeting (with Sergei Aksyonov) used this for propaganda.”

As noted portal ForumDaily, Jacob's arrival Marga was at full capacity used by Russian propaganda as a “breakthrough of the information blockade of the Crimea”. The main propaganda channel of the international broadcasting channel of Russia - Russia Today, - dedicated special plot of the meeting of Marga and Aksyonov. Moreover, the private visit of one deputy was called “the arrival of the official delegation of the Israeli Knesset”.

Answering questions from the Maariv newspaper, Yaakov Margi tried to “turn the tables” on the Israeli parliament: “I did not know about the sensitivity of trips to Crimea, and no one warned me about this in the Knesset.”

Next week, official apologies are expected from Shas party leader Minister Arieh Dery for the Crimean incident with Marga.

In the internal electoral “kitchen” of Israel, the Shas party presented itself as at least foolish, harming the interests of Israelis, even religious ones, with their trip to Crimea.

Official Kiev can gather a diplomatic and political harvest from the flogging of Deputy Jacob Marga in the Hebrew and Russian-speaking media in Israel. The harsh reaction of Kiev was a good lesson not only for Marga, but also for the rest of the Knesset deputies, who after this scandal will register themselves in the direction of the occupied peninsula.

If previously some deputies from Shas willingly responded to various paid anti-Ukrainian actions, now, after the scandal with the ex-minister, Israeli parliamentarians will react with much more caution to the “grain” offers of pro-Russian lobbyists. This will be the main result of the “Crimean scandal”.

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