The Russian Foreign Minister thus referred to the Jewishness of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Israel denounces comments “scandalous, unforgivable and a horrible historical error”. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday (May 2) castigated the remarks of his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, who had affirmed that Hitler “had Jewish blood” and summoned the Russian ambassador to obtain “clarifications”. Read alsoWar in Ukraine: Israel unresponsive to Zelensky’s calls for help Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the Jewish state has tried to maintain a delicate balance between kyiv and Moscow, but the Sergei Lavrov’s remarks on an Italian channel on Sunday sparked outrage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr “Zelensky makes this argument: how can Nazism be present (in Ukraine) if he himself is Jewish,” said Sergei Lavrov, whose remarks were transcribed on his ministry’s website . And to add: “I could be wrong, but Hitler also had Jewish blood”. “A horrible historical error” “Minister Lavrov’s remarks are at the same time scandalous, unforgivable and a horrible historical error”, condemned Yaïr Lapid in a brief press release. He said the Russian ambassador to Israel had been summoned for “clarifications”. The president of Yad Vachem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial, Dani Dayan, also condemned Sergei Lavrov’s statements, saying they were “baseless, delusional and dangerous remarks that deserve condemnation”. SEE ALSO – “Putin is worse than Hitler”: Ukrainians react after the bombings in kyiv to “make a choice” by supporting Ukraine against Russia and asked the Jewish state to provide it with weapons. Israel has notably supplied protective equipment to Ukraine but has not recently supplied the country with weapons, Israeli officials said. SEE ALSO – War in Ukraine: Israel wants to continue its mediation “even if there is little chance of success”