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Israeli envoy to Belarus flamed for shaking hands with 'tyrant'

Israeli Ambassador Alex Goldman-Shayman has presented his credentials to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and caused an uproar among immigrants from Belarus in Israel.

by  David Baron
Published on  11-25-2020 14:43
Last modified: 11-25-2020 14:43
Israeli envoy to Belarus flamed for shaking hands with 'tyrant'Office of the President of Belarus

Israeli Ambassador to Belarus Alex Goldman-Shayman shakes hands with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko | Courtesy: Office of the President of Belarus

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The official Facebook page of the Israeli Embassy in Belarus has been flooded with angry comments in the wake of Israeli Ambassador Alex Goldman-Shayman presenting his credentials to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.

Lukashenko has been brutally suppressing the protests that erupted in the country after the latest elections demanding the resignation of the authoritarian leader. Some 30,000 protesters have been arrested, and ten civilians had been killed since the beginning of the protests more than 100 days ago.

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"What did that feel like, shaking hands with a murderer?" wrote Yulia Girenko on the embassy's official Facebook page.

"You are supporting a fascist regime," wrote Veronika Darchin, a resident of Petach Tikva.

Natalia, a student at Bar-Ilan University, wrote, "I live in Israel, and I am furious. None of my friends and family, not one person, supports the Belarusian Führer. People have to know, this has nothing to do with us, the citizens.

"How can a country with such a tragic history support a tyrant who is massacaring his people?" wrote Katya Syorkova from Minsk.

For months Israel has refrained from condemning the regime's actions in Belarus. Lukashenko's actions have been condemned by the Trump administration and the European Union, which has already imposed a series of sanctions on Belarus. Ambassadors of Namibia, Bangladesh, China, and Cambodia also presented their credentials at the ceremony.

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