The repatriation of Jews from Ukraine to Israel continues without any changes. Israeli Ambassador to Kiev Michael Brodsky said this in a comment for Strana.ua.
“There is no change,” the head of the diplomatic mission said in response to a related question.
Journalists also asked whether there were Jews in Ukraine who wanted to return to Israel. However, the ambassador did not provide any specific information and only noted that he is suspicious of people moving to Israel “these days.”
On October 24, it was learned that the Israeli Embassy in Russia suspended the return procedure indefinitely. The day before, the head of the diplomatic mission, Alexander Ben Zvi, held a meeting with representatives of the Jewish community, at which he spoke about the suspension of acceptance of applications for change of permanent residence (permanent residence).
How said According to socialbites.ca, the chief rabbi of the Russian Federation, the Congress of Jewish Religious Organizations and Associations in the country, Adolf Shaevich, this decision was made due to the participation of many employees of bureaucratic structures in hostilities against Palestinians. Hamas movement. The interlocutor of the publication also noted that there are many other reasons.
Formerly at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated about officials’ dissatisfaction with Russia’s stance on the situation with Hamas.