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Israeli president thanks Putin for Russia’s historic role fighting Nazi Germany; visiting president speaks out against Holocaust denial

By Aaron Kalman

At a ceremony in Netanya alongside visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israel’s President Shimon Peres on Monday honored Russian soldiers who were killed while fighting the Nazis, saying the “Red Army prevented the world from being brought to its knees.” In similar vein, he expressed his certainty that Russian would fight today’s evil regimes, including Iran and Syria.

Russian president Vladimir Putin (L) and Israeli president Shimon Peres at a ceremony in Netanya inaugurating a monument commemorating the Red Army's triumph over Nazi Germany, on Monday – Photo: Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90

Peres welcomed Putin to Israel, saying the visit offered a chance for the Israeli people to salute Russia and the Red Army for their part in fighting the Nazis.

At the ceremony, inaugurating a memorial for the over eight million Red Army soldiers who died during World War II, Peres stressed the connection between the two countries. “Both our nations know suffering. Both our nations don’t surrender even to the greatest pain.”

The victory in 1945 was a victory for mankind, Putin noted, saying Russian and Israel share the same historical perspective on the event. “The Holocaust was a tragic event,” he said, “We must prevent any attempt of people to try and justify the Nazi ideology.”

The monument, Peres explained, has two white wings “that defeated the black wings” of evil. He quoted from a Russian folk song describing the spreading of the wings and asked, “What would have happened if the Nazi army had conquered Moscow instead of the Red Army conquering Berlin?”

The Russian nation paid a high price for its stance against evil, Peres said. For the Russian soldiers who liberated the Nazi concentration camps, “the Jewish people owe a historical ‘thank you’ to the Russians.”

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 June 20, 2012
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Restoring America Project Super PAC is standing with Samuel Wurzelbacher, “Joe the Plumber”.

One of Joe’s recent campaign ads has come under fire. In it, he’s shown taking target practice, while talking to voters about certain historical events. One of those events is Nazi Germany’s seizure of its citizens’ firearms.

Ken Crow (Co-Founder, Restoring America Project) commented on the controversy surrounding the ad. ” I don’t understand why anyone would be upset about it. What Joe stated about Germany and other countries is correct. Every time a government has taken away its citizens’ right to defend themselves, things have turned out badly.

“Personally, I don’t like the idea of citizens being unarmed while criminals walk around with guns. For example, look at Australia. In 1997, it spent around $500,000,000.00 of taxpayer money destroying most of the population’s firearms. And what was the result? In the first year alone armed robberies skyrocketed 45%, while homicides rose 3.2% and assaults went up nearly 9%. The most appalling statistic, though, is a 300% rise in gun homicides. In our own country, since Texas passed Conceal and Carry laws, crime rates there have steadily dropped.”

Crow continued, ” Of course, no one can really knows if more guns in the hands of citizens could have prevented the Holocaust. But logic dictates that if they had been armed, things might have been different. And I want to be clear about one thing: Joe wasn’t trying to in any way diminish the tragic events of the Holocaust with his ad. His opponent, and her allies on the left, know this. ”

Crow quipped, ” I suppose if Big Brother wants our firearms, we could just call up Attorney General Eric Holder. Bet he knows some folks who can run a few over for us .”