"Pushing the nose": when Chabad emissaries intervene in the conflict between Moscow and Kiev

Following the publication that the chief rabbis of Ukraine and Russia offer to mediate in the conflict between the two countries, Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich criticized: "Putin does not want to hear anyone"

Aryeh Zamir, in collaboration with Shuva Israel

25/01/2022

Tuesday, 25 January 2022, 09:54 Updated: 09:57

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"There is no point in the Jews pushing their noses into the conflict between Russia and Ukraine" (Photo: AP)

The warming conflict between Russia and Ukraine is leading to mediation attempts from all over the world in order to prevent a military confrontation - attempts that have become a trend, a serious doubt, a comic doubt.

Yesterday it was reported that Chabad emissaries in Russia and Ukraine offer to mediate in the conflict between Moscow and Kiev. Wrote "Yediot Ahronot" Itamar Eichner wrote that this rabbi Moshe Asman, the chief rabbi of Ukraine and the Rabbi Berel Lazar, Chief Rabbi of Russia close to President Vladimir Putin.

According to Eichner, Rabbi Asman suggested that he and Lazar, two Chabad emissaries, mediate between the parties.

Similarly, Rabbi Asman estimates that finally there will be no war and that he believes that Putin wants to gain the attention of US President Joe Biden.

Nothing idea of Chabad emissaries mediation in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine became ultra-Orthodox dialogue on social networks, have jeered And some loved.

However, there were those who officially responded to it.

Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich, who is also referred to as the chief rabbi of Ukraine, responded in the "main edition" on Kol Barama radio and said that "I do not believe in reports of attempts to mediate with Russia by Chabad emissaries."

Rabbi Bleich sent criticism: "There is no point in the Jews pushing their noses into the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Putin does not want to hear anyone.

"Bennett and Erdogan also tried and he did not listen to them," he said.

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