The Ukrainian president stated he is going to create a new Israel in Ukraine.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
Multiple sources confirm Zelensky said in April 2022 that Ukraine would become a "big Israel with its own face" with heavy security and armed presence, which supports the claim that he stated this. The sources do not support the post's broader framing of a sinister plan, and the statement concerned a post-war security model, not a current 2026-10-01 policy.
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What was said
… So he shuts down all of the opposition politicians, closes the doors of all the parties, all the think tanks that oppose them shut down, thousands of churches and monasteries, says out loud that he's going to create a new Israel in Ukraine. We're going to borrow that kind of garrison mentality that they have in Tel Aviv, and we're going to do the same here. Um, states, the state now controls everything. …
The Pete Quiñones Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Jewish Chronicle reports Zelensky's April 2022 briefing: "We will become a 'big Israel' with its own face," with armed representatives in institutions and cinemas.[2]
Supports. Springer and The National Interest both quote Zelensky describing post-war Ukraine as a "big Israel" with its own face, with security as the top priority.[3][4]
Supports. The Hill reports that in an April 5 address Zelensky declared Ukraine would model itself on Israel, a heavily militarized state, rather than Switzerland.[1]
Context. Zelensky's words were framed as a post-war vision of security, not a stated plan to create a new Israel in the sense the post implies. The Mythdetector source concerns a different official (Arestovych) and is not about Zelensky.[5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 tier 1, 4 not rated
- 1Halper: Zelensky might be sending a signal by declaring ...thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 2'Ukraine will be a big Israel' Zelensky pledges in speech to his peoplethejc.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Post-War Ukraine: A Kind of “Big Israel” in Europe?link.springer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Will Ukraine Become America’s ‘New Israel’?nationalinterest.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Anti-Semitic Conspiracies And Arestovych’s Quote Disseminated On Social Media Without Context | Mythdetector.commythdetector.com · not rated · cited for: context
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