Israel readying for 10,000 immigrants from Ukraine in coming weeks
(Worthy News) – Israel’s government estimates that around 10,000 Ukrainians will immigrate to Israel in the coming weeks, government officials told The Jerusalem Post on Saturday.
The Ministry of Immigration and Absorption would not comment on this estimate, but responded saying: “The Ministry of Immigration and Absorption is prepared for the emergency immigration of Ukrainian Jews, and in view of the escalation in Ukraine, the ministry, headed by Minister Tamano Shata, is preparing all sectors to assist and absorb any Jew seeking to immigrate to Israel.”
“In light of the drastic increase in applications for immigration from Ukraine and in view of the security situation in the region”, the ministry said that Tamano-Shata and Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman agreed on providing additional budgets to actualize the emergency immigration operation from Ukraine. [ Source: Jerusalem Post (Read More…) ]