Israelis fear "turning into Russia"
According to the Times of Israel, powerful Israeli politician, head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee Moshe Gafni, declared that his country is "turning into Russia", - a statement that puzzled the Russian Embassy.
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It should be noted that while chairing the parliamentary meeting, Mr. Gaffney expressed dissatisfaction that his statements in the closed meeting were leaked to the Israeli media. In this regard, the politician noted that Israel is "turning into a Russia."
Commenting on the above strange statement, the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv announced that it had invited Mr. Moshe Gafni to Russia to personally verify the political freedom in the country.
"The Embassy is concerned about the statement of MP Moshe Gafni, who seems to suggest that there are restrictions on Russian politicians in communicating with voters. This opinion clearly shows a lack of genuine understanding of the democracy that has been thriving in Russia since 1991," — the diplomatic mission commented on its Facebook page.
In addition, the Russian Embassy proposed to let Mr. Gafni become an observer in the upcoming presidential election in Russia on March 18, 2018.
