[anniegetyourgun]

"....prompted President Vladimir Putin to do something he had never done over five years in power, admit that anti-Semitism rages on in Russia...

My comments weren't about Putin per se. However, if anti-semetism doesn't exist in Russia, then what would be his motivation to lie about it?

[jb6]

It does exist, it exists here in America too. It is being blown way out of proportion by a leftist or globalist MSM as an attack on Russia which has moved heavily towards capitalism and now even leads in many portions of government, such as taxation and hands off government in many industries (granted video media and oil are not two of those).

[SJackson]

If you'd like to be on or off this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.

[Alouette]

if anti-semetism doesn't exist in Russia, then what would be his motivation to lie about it?

No one has said that anti-Semitism does not exist in Russia. It has existed for a thousand years. What is significant is that Putin has acknowledged that it is a problem and that he is determined to make things safer for Russian Jews.