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Israeli envoys in Ukraine border countries prepare for evacuations

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Published: 22 February 2022

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Diplomats visit border crossings to lay groundwork to help Israelis, Ukrainian Jews flee in case of invasion; Israel officially maintains neutrality on the conflict

Israeli envoys in Ukraine border countries prepare for potential land evacuation (Times of Israel)
Diplomats stationed in Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Moldova visit border crossings to lay groundwork to help Israelis, Ukrainian Jews flee in case of Russian invasion

Escaping the drums of war, dozens of Ukrainian Jews land in Israel (Haaretz)
Some 400 Jews from Ukraine are expected to move to Israel in the first two months of the year. There is not a big uptick in people looking to make aliyah, despite fears of Putin's Russia starting an invasion

Diplomacy is needed to explain Israeli neutrality on Ukraine (Jerusalem Post)
ANALYSIS: Where does Israel stand on the crisis in Ukraine?

Our woman in Kiev: The Finchley shulgoer and British ambassador to Ukraine (Jewish Chronicle)
Melinda Simmons's Jewish values 'permeate her existence', says rabbi

Israel reiterates call to citizens to leave Ukraine 'immediately' (Haaretz)
Foreign Ministry warns 'outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine may be swift and harsh' as West warns of Russian invasion and Ukrainian separatists mobilise

Photo: People carry their belongings as they cross the Russian border check point in the region of Avilo-Uspenka, on February 19 (Andrey Borodulin/AFP)

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