FROM Rashantha De Alwis in FACEBOOK, 21 June 2026
A Russian Jew as finally allowed to emigrate to Israel. At Moscow airport, customs found a Lenin statue in his baggage and asked: “What is this?”
At Tel Aviv airport, the Israeli customs officer also asked our friend: “What is this?”He replied: “What is this? Wrong question, Sir. You should be asking: “Who is this?” This is Lenin, the bastard who caused me; a Jew, to leave Russia. I take this statue with me so I can curse him every day.” The Israeli customs officer said: “I apologise; Sir, you are cleared to go”
Settling into his new house, he put the statue on a table. To celebrate his immigration, he invited his friends and relatives to dinner. One of his friends asked: “Who is this?” He replied: “My dear friend, ‘Who is this’ is a wrong question. You should have asked, what is this? This is ten kilograms of solid gold that I managed to bring with me without paying any customs duty and tax.”