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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 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]],<ref>[https://the307.substack.com/p/professor-jeffery-sachs-in-right Professor Jeffery Sachs Is Right About The Maidan Coup In Ukraine.] ''The Professor [[Jeffery Sachs]] Was Smeared For His Comments On The Maidan Coup In Ukraine, But The Facts Show He Is Correct.'' The Dissident. Oct 29, 2025. the307.substack.com </ref> 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]].
This rhetoric echoes classic antisemitic tropes, blending:
This rhetoric echoes classic antisemitic tropes, blending: