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Israel Welcomes 130 Ethiopian Immigrants, Continuing Wave Of Aliyah

Jewish Agency facilitates immigration of 5,000 Ethiopians in the past two and a half years.

Zenger

Israel at 75: how inept British intelligence failed to contain Jewish independence groups

Before they were Israeli, the Jewish community of Palestine – the Yishuv – had been Britain’s close junior partner. A dispute over Britain’s restrictions on Jewish immigration to Palestine began in 1939, but was set aside during the struggle to defeat Hitler.

The Conversation

Letters Slam Major Jewish Organizations For Criticizing Netanyahu Government

The Eretz HaKodesh & other Jewish organizations criticized a letter expressing concerns over Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government.

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Russia's Iranian drones complicate Israel's balancing act

The Iranian-made drones that Russia sent slamming into central Kyiv this week are complicating Israel's balancing act between Russia and the West

The Independent UK

‘It’s driven by fear’: Ukrainians and Russians with Jewish roots flee to Israel

A new wave of Ukrainian Jews and around one in eight Russian Jews has ‘made aliyah’, or emigrated, to Israel

The Guardian - UK

Russian pop star who criticised Ukraine war says she is in Israel

Alla Pugacheva, whose husband has been declared a ‘foreign agent’, denounced invasion three weeks ago

The Guardian - UK

Israel Prepares to Receive 50,000 Immigrants, Jews from Russia, Ukraine

The Jewish Agency for Israel announced on Monday that it expects the arrival of at least 50,000 new Jewish immigrants from Russia and Ukraine in the next six months. The figures were announced in an emergency research at the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, which detailed the Agency’s plans to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russian Jews head for Israel as Kremlin targets emigration group

In the hours after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Ilya Fomintsev, a 43-year-old oncologist and director of a medical charity, took to the streets of Moscow to protest. He was arrested and sentenced to 20 days’ detention.

Reuters

Russia’s threats to shut down Jewish Agency raise alarm bells for those who remember the past

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked a surge of refugees fleeing the war zone, but political repression and economic uncertainty have also prompted emigration from Russia itself. Among the emigrants are Russian Jews, 16,000 of whom have left for Israel in the nearly six months since the war’s…

The Conversation

Israel’s President Speaks to Putin over Russian Push to Ban Jewish Non-profit

Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about Russia's attempt to ban the world's biggest Jewish non-profit group, which helps Jews move to Israel. Russia's justice ministry is seeking to liquidate the Russian branch of the Jewish Agency for alleged breaches of privacy laws. Some…

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Israel's president speaks to Putin over Russian push to ban Jewish non-profit

Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about Russia's attempt to ban the world's biggest Jewish non-profit group, which helps Jews move to Israel.

Reuters

Russia seeks to play down closure of Israel migration agency

Russian branch of charity with close ties to Israeli government shut down after Israeli criticism of Ukraine war

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin: Jewish Agency law case is separate from ties with Israel

Russia has legal questions regarding a non-profit organisation that helps Jews emigrate to Israel but this should not be "projected" onto bilateral relations between the two countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russia Says Fate of Jewish Agency in Hands of Justice Ministry

It is up to Russia's Ministry of Justice to take a decision on the fate of the Russian branch of the Jewish Agency, which helps Jews emigrate to Israel, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a TV interview on Tuesday. The Ministry of Justice earlier requested the liquidation…

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Russia raps Israel on Ukraine but plays down Jewish Agency court case

Russia criticised Israel's stance on the war in Ukraine but said on Tuesday that a dispute over a Jewish emigration agency was a legal matter that should not spill over into bilateral ties.

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Israel Warns Russia Against Shutting Down Jewish Agency

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned Russia on Sunday against shutting down the Jewish agency in charge of organizing the emigration of Jews to Israel. In remarks at the beginning of the cabinet session, Lapid said such step would be a “grave event” that would negatively affect diplomatic ties between…

The Independent UK

Israel aims to stop Russian move against Jewish nonprofit

Israel’s prime minister says he's sending a delegation to Moscow in hopes of halting a Russian order to shutter the operations of a major nonprofit organization that promotes Jewish immigration to Israel

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Bans Activities of Jewish Agency

Russia has ordered the agency in charge of organizing the emigration of Jews to Israel to halt activities immediately. The directive was issued by Russia’s Justice Ministry and could impact thousands of Russian Jews who want to repatriate to Israel. This decision is the first of its kind since the…

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