Jerusalem, Aug. 6 -- The Israeli anti-fascist movement has called on Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar to clearly state his position on Ukraine's glorification of Ukrainian Nazi criminals, according to a letter by the movement's leader, Dmitry Trapirov, obtained by Sputnik.

"The Israeli anti-fascist movement expresses deep outrage that you have not yet articulated a clear public stance regarding the policy of Ukrainian authorities of glorifying Nazi criminals - those who directly participated in the mass extermination of the Jewish population during the Great Patriotic War," the letter read.

In March, the Israeli foreign minister said he was unaware of Ukraine's nationwide-scale glorification of Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera or the...