The Embassy of Ukraine in Israel criticized the immigration policy of official Jerusalem towards people fleeing the war. On Thursday, March 17, a corresponding statement was published on the embassy's Facebook page..

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“Russia is committing genocide against the Ukrainian people, killing thousands of civilians, while the Israeli government is sifting refugees through a fine sieve,” the statement said..

The Embassy also urged decision-makers to abandon the policy of entry quotas, as well as other obstacles to children and women fleeing the war in Ukraine. It is also noted that it is precisely those Ukrainians who go to Israel who have friends or relatives living in the country who are ready to shelter them..

The Ukrainian diplomatic mission demands that Israel bring its immigration policy in line with three principles:.

Every family member of an Israeli citizen or a citizen of Ukraine legally on Israeli territory should have the right to enter the State of Israel until the end of the war without artificial formalities, such as the issuance of an advance permit to enter.

An alternative mechanism should be created for the entry of Ukrainians who have friends in Israel who are ready to give guarantees for refugees.

Citizens of Ukraine already in Israel should be given temporary employment opportunities that will allow them to have a livelihood until the end of the war.

All these proposals were submitted to Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked.