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2,500 Ukrainian Jews request sanctuary in Israel; 10,000 tipped in coming weeks

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Published: 1 March 2022

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Israel helps Lebanese, Syrian citizens reach Ukraine border and offers 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Ukraine

2,500 Ukrainian Jews ask to immediately immigrate to Israel (Haaretz)
More than 5,000 Ukrainian Jews had already put in calls to the special Jewish Agency hotline and about half of the callers expressed interest in immigrating to Israel immediately

Israel helped Lebanese, Syrian citizens reach Ukraine border (Jerusalem Post)
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett: Israel sending 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Israel readying for 10,000 immigrants from Ukraine in coming weeks (Jerusalem Post)
An estimated 10,000 Ukrainian Jews will arrive in Israel in the coming weeks, according to Israeli government officials

Ukraine’s Jews seek refuge in synagogues as Russia invades (Los Angeles Times)

Photo: A group of Ukrainians travel to Poland before immigrating to Israel, on February 26 (Jewish Agency)

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