“There is no family like this in Russia…”: the Russian Embassy in Israel and Russian media proudly tell the world about Israeli citizens “with St. George ribbons and flags of the Red Army, Russia and Israel” at the “largest patriotic event in the Middle East”
Israel is a democratic state, the rules for conducting mass events are regulated by law. Everyone has the right to hold a mass event, provided it is approved by the relevant authorities. For Israelis who value their democratic foundation and history of survival, holding such “victory-celebrating” events becomes a particularly difficult moral challenge. How can […]