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[[File:McCain Tyahnybok2.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Former [[Republican]] Presidential nominee [[John McCain]] with "moderate rebel" Nazi [[Oleh Tyahnybok]] during the [[Euromaidan coup]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/sa9nCRgZm00 Svoboda's Oleh Tyahnybok Overthrows Ukrainian Government], KanekoaTheGreat, Mar 9, 2022. [[YouTube]]</ref>]] | [[File:McCain Tyahnybok2.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Former [[Republican]] Presidential nominee [[John McCain]] with "moderate rebel" Nazi [[Oleh Tyahnybok]] during the [[Euromaidan coup]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/sa9nCRgZm00 Svoboda's Oleh Tyahnybok Overthrows Ukrainian Government], KanekoaTheGreat, Mar 9, 2022. [[YouTube]]</ref>]] | ||
| − | The term '''Muscovite-Jewish mafia''' is a derogatory phrase used in [[antisemitic]] [[rhetoric]], particularly by [[Ukrainian]] [[far-right]] [[nationalist]]s. | + | The term '''Muscovite-Jewish mafia''' is a derogatory phrase used in [[antisemitic]] [[rhetoric]], particularly by [[Ukrainian]] [[far-right]] [[nationalist]]s.<ref>[https://jamestown.org/yushchenko-finally-gets-tough-on-nationalists/ Yushchenko Finally Gets Tough On Nationalists], Eurasia Daily Monitor, Volume 1 Issue 66, 08.04.2004. jamestown.org</ref> |
The most notable usage comes from [[Oleh Tyahnybok]], leader of the [[Svoboda]] (Freedom) party (a Ukrainian nationalist group with [[historical]] [[neo-Nazi]] ties), who in a 2004 speech agitating for the [[Orange Revolution]] called for Ukrainians to fight against a "Muscovite-Jewish mafia" who were allegedly controlling the country from [[Moscow]] under [[Vladimir Putin]]. He later claimed this referred only to specific "[[Jewish]] [[oligarch]]s" and historical "[[Jewish]]-[[Bolshevik]]s," but the phrase was widely criticized as [[antisemitic]]. | The most notable usage comes from [[Oleh Tyahnybok]], leader of the [[Svoboda]] (Freedom) party (a Ukrainian nationalist group with [[historical]] [[neo-Nazi]] ties), who in a 2004 speech agitating for the [[Orange Revolution]] called for Ukrainians to fight against a "Muscovite-Jewish mafia" who were allegedly controlling the country from [[Moscow]] under [[Vladimir Putin]]. He later claimed this referred only to specific "[[Jewish]] [[oligarch]]s" and historical "[[Jewish]]-[[Bolshevik]]s," but the phrase was widely criticized as [[antisemitic]]. | ||
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The term Muscovite-Jewish mafia is a derogatory phrase used in antisemitic rhetoric, particularly by Ukrainian far-right nationalists.[2]
The most notable usage comes from Oleh Tyahnybok, leader of the Svoboda (Freedom) party (a Ukrainian nationalist group with historical neo-Nazi ties), who in a 2004 speech agitating for the Orange Revolution called for Ukrainians to fight against a "Muscovite-Jewish mafia" who were allegedly controlling the country from Moscow under Vladimir Putin. He later claimed this referred only to specific "Jewish oligarchs" and historical "Jewish-Bolsheviks," but the phrase was widely criticized as antisemitic.
This rhetoric echoes classic antisemitic tropes, blending:
- "Muscovite" (a slur for Russians or Moscow-based power)
- Allegations of Jewish control over politics/economy
Similar ideas appear in broader conspiracy theories, such as claims of a "Jewish mafia" dominating Russia or Ukraine, often tied to discredited notions like "Jewish Bolshevism" or the "Khazarian Mafia."
Claims exaggerating Jewish dominance (e.g., in fringe sources calling it the "Judeo-Russian Mafia") are typically from biased or conspiratorial outlets and lack support from law enforcement or academic sources.
References
- ↑ Svoboda's Oleh Tyahnybok Overthrows Ukrainian Government, KanekoaTheGreat, Mar 9, 2022. YouTube
- ↑ Yushchenko Finally Gets Tough On Nationalists, Eurasia Daily Monitor, Volume 1 Issue 66, 08.04.2004. jamestown.org