His essay focuses on two question:
1. How (relatively) important is Kiev’s claim on sovereignty over the Crimea, transferred from Russia to Ukraine by the stroke of Nikita Khrushchev’s pen in 1954?
2. How (relatively) important is it that neo-fascist groups, in particular the Svoboda Party, played a significant if not decisive role in the toppling of the elected President Viktor Yanukovich, installing Arseniy Yatsenyuk (who has announced in advance an “unpopular” austerity regime); and now hold major cabinet posts, including minister of defense, and control the National Security Agency?Because of the extensive collaboration with the Nazis by Svoboda during WWII and the abundant evidence of anti-Jewish attitudes among Svoboda party leaders, it occurred to me that I've seen little concern coming from Zionist sources over their key role in the coup and the new government of Ukraine. I looked at Zionist sources such as JINSA's website where I only found criticism of Obama for not being sufficiently aggressive with Russia in the Ukrainian events. I also looked at the online edition of Haaretz, a major liberal publication in Israel, and found only the mildest sort of concern expressed along with a considerable amount of anti-Russian propaganda. So, I ask myself: are Zionists more concerned about promoting the capitalist empire than protecting Jews?
