Here are some right-wing antisemitic/Ukraine conspiracy theories ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Here are some right-wing antisemitic/Ukraine conspiracy theories

The Arabic version of France24's fact check site The Observers lists a bunch of antisemitic conspiracy theories, all of which are laughably false, that have gained some currency among the US far right.

All of them were published by a single X account, SaltyGirl09.

These theories include:

Claim: Israelis were in Amsterdam waving the Ukrainian flag and chanting "We will rape white women and drink your blood."

Fact check: "In fact, this video has nothing to do with Ukraine. A reverse image search using Google Lens reveals the original version of the clip on YouTube. The video was filmed in October 2016, not in Amsterdam, but in the Dutch city of Alkmaar. The video shows fans of the Israeli soccer team Maccabi Tel Aviv performing songs by the fan group "Maccabi Fanatics" as part of a trip to face the Dutch city's team in the Europa League. Although the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were indeed wearing yellow and blue, these colors were not a reference to Ukraine but rather the colors of the Israeli team's jersey." (The song, while hugely offensive, does not say they want to rape "white women.")

Claim:

Fact check: The video was not filmed in March of this year, as claimed by the owner of the @SaltyGirl09 account on X, but in October 2024. The Ukrainian city of Uman is a sacred pilgrimage site for Jews, particularly Orthodox Jews, especially with the start of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah.

Claim:

Fact check: "Volodymyr Zelensky's statement was taken out of context. The Atlantic Council article , published in April 2022, refers to an article in the Israeli daily Haaretz . Haaretz quoted Volodymyr Zelensky as saying during his speech that he wanted Ukraine to become a "Greater Israel." His intent was to replicate the security and military structure of the Jewish state, not an Israeli political or religious project."

Claim:

Fact check: "Although the governments of Ukraine and the United Kingdom had already signed a 100-year partnership on January 16, 2025, to strengthen security and diplomatic ties between the two parties, this treaty bears no relation to the 1917 Balfour Declaration. Unlike the latter, the Kyiv-London Association Agreement contains no reference to support for the establishment of a Jewish state in Ukraine, nor does it contain any reference to the Jewish faith."