Let me tell you something about this country of ours, Ukraine.
In Ukraine, our Muslim and Jewish communities stand united in full support of defending this country from being erased by Russia's war of aggression.
In Kyiv, we have Jewish cuisine restaurants and historic synagogues standing alongside Muslim cultural centers and the mosque—key landmarks of the city, next to our ancient cathedrals, the true heart of East Slavic Christianity.
In central Kyiv, the Sholom Aleichem Museum and statue are almost next to halal restaurants. Crimean Tatar culture and cuisine have been thriving in the last decade (yes, the "Musafir"!).
And guess what? There’s no antagonism, no violence, no mutual calls for genocide or expulsion—just normal, civilized coexistence and vibrant life.
Guess which country saw no Jewish pogroms after the October 7 attack and during the war in Gaza?
The chief rabbi of Ukraine speaks to the world, seeking compassion and support for Ukraine in wartime. His adopted son was killed in action, defending the country as a soldier.
Many prominent Jewish figures and their sons and daughters have fought for Ukraine since 2014. Just google "Asher Joseph Cherkassky."
The chief mufti of Ukraine’s largest Muslim union resigned from his position after Russia’s full-scale invasion to serve in the military as a combat paramedic.
Our president is Jewish, and our defense minister is Muslim. Despite Ukraine being a predominantly Slavic country, we have a Black member of parliament who is also an Olympic champion and a universally respected public figure with multiple state decorations.
Oh, and by the way—the so-called "CIA coup," which people without brain worms know as the Euromaidan revolution against a corrupt Russian puppet regime that used brutal violence against peaceful protesters, started with a Facebook post by an Afghan-born Pashtun.
He was one of Ukraine's most influential journalists at the time and is now a prominent public and government figure—whose younger brother, a well-known lawyer and veteran care activist, lost an eye fighting for Ukraine.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, keep spamming about "Nazi Ukraine" in the comments—I’d love to see how many countries today can boast this level of interfaith and interethnic unity.