Antisemitic Yakov Malik: The Soviet Anti-Zionist Propaganda Campaign and UN Controversies
Yakov Malik: The Soviet Anti-Zionist Propaganda Campaign and UN Controversies Yakov Malik’s diplomatic record on antisemitism represents a dark chapter in Cold War history , merging state anti-Zionism with anti-Jewish prejudice as a weapon to court Arab allies [Wien, 2024]. The 1965 UN Hijacking: Equating Zionism with Nazism In 1965, during human rights drafting on racial discrimination, the US sought to add antisemitism, but the USSR proposed a separate article, embedding Zionism alongside Nazism and racial hatred [Wien, 2024]. This marked the first public state attempt to equate Zionism with Nazism for political advantage [Wien, 2024]. The 1971 Diatribe and International Backlash In September 1971, Ambassador Malik launched personal attacks at the UN Security Council against Israeli representative Yosef Tekoah, telling him not to stick his "long nose" into the Soviet garden and calling the "chosen people" concept a racist theory [Ne...
