Today, the Russian military abducted three Israeli citizens, Tatyana Kumok and her parents, Vera and Mikhail Kumok, in Melitopol. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Irina Vereshchuk announced this on Facebook..

In the message, she commented on Israel's position on the Russian invasion of Ukraine..

" If directly and simply, then Israel does not want to quarrel with the Russians. Therefore, they have actually suspended visa-free travel with Ukraine and are not very supportive of anti-Putin sanctions.. Israeli attempts to reconcile us with the Russians are more like an attempt to convince us to capitulate honorably. Of course, for such? position of the Israeli political elite may have certain geopolitical and economic considerations. But it means that Israelis still don't know Ukrainians very well, including Ukrainian Jews.. We will never kneel! ”, – said Vereshchuk.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, she always believed that “Israelis do not need to be explained: what is war, when residential areas are bombed, when humanitarian convoys are shelled, when water and medicines are not allowed into besieged cities, or when civilians are simply kidnapped.

\? Before World War II, no one wanted to quarrel with Hitler either.. They thought that trouble would somehow bypass them. But it doesn't happen. And I was convinced that such things should be obvious to the Israelis at the genetic level,” said Irina Vereshchuk.

She emphasized that Ukrainian Jews and other Ukrainians are disappointed with the position and tone of Israel regarding the Russian war against Ukraine, and she herself is convinced that the citizens of Israel are on the side of Ukraine.

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Recall that on March 17, twelve families of Ukrainians who arrived as refugees were deported from Israel.. Among them were only women and children..

Earlier, Israel canceled the visa-free regime with Ukraine and introduced new rules for entry.