JTA - 03.04.2002
Russian Party Deemed Racist
A Jewish group condemned a political party that supports anti-Semitism.
NCSJ: Advocates on Behalf of Jews in Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States & Eurasia called on the Russian government to publicly condemn the People's Patriotic Party.
The Party leader reportedly state that Jews "Must return what they have looted in Russia and publicly repent to the Russian people for the crimes that Jewish terrorists and extremists have committed."
NCSJ Chairman Harold Luks said, "Those who argue that this is a fringe party must not ignore political anti-Semitism or allow it to gain the trappings of political legitimacy."
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