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Russian threats to close Jewish Agency strike a nerve in Israel
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JERUSALEM, 29 July 2022, (TON): Israeli officials are trying to tamp down the diplomatic fracas that has erupted in recent weeks as Moscow has sought to dissolve the Jewish Agency’s Russian branch, an organization that helps Jews emigrate to Israel.
Senior Journalist Anthony Harper yelling out his question to Mr Kirby regarding Israel
The Jerusalem-based Jewish Agency for Israel encourages and assists Jews, both logistically and financially, who may wish to one day emigrate to Israel. Under Israel’s ‘Law of Return’ anyone who is Jewish or can prove they have at least one Jewish grandparent is eligible for Israeli citizenship.
Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian Jewish immigrants have moved to Israel since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, underscoring the particular role the organization can play at a time of war.
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