Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed a decision Sunday by Israel’s Supreme Court that rejected a government policy limiting the number of Ukrainian refugees hoping to enter the Jewish state.
In March, Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked announced that Israel would accept only 5,000 more Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s ongoing war against the country, not including some 20,000 already present, those with with relatives in Israel, or those who qualify under the Law of Return, which allows the immigration of anyone with a Jewish grandparent.
Israel’s high court rejected the state’s approach on Sunday, finding in favor of a petition filed by private attorney Tomer Warsha. The court ruled that Ukrainian citizens seeking to enter Israel for a period of up to three months are exempt from the cap, while emphasizing that the Interior Ministry retained the authority to prevent their entry on an individual basis.
Zelensky praised the decision on Twitter, commenting, “The rule of law and respect for human rights is exactly what distinguishes a true, developed democracy!”
Kyiv has repeatedly pressed the Jewish state to bolster its support for Ukraine since the February invasion by Russian forces. Addressing students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem last month, Zelensky thanked Israel for providing humanitarian aid but urged its government to join the international sanctions regime against Moscow.
In a statement, Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Nachman Shai said the High Court’s decision “embodies our moral duty as a Jewish nation and state.”
“From the very beginning, I have fought to allow the entry of Ukrainian refugees without the strains of bureaucratic barriers,” Shai said. “I welcome this decision made in favor of humanity and in line with our ethos as a people.”
(c) The Algemeiner Journal
I hate to say it, zelenskyy is dangerous to Israel and the Jewish people. This genius coward wants to flood Israel with goyim, the worst kind of goy an antiseptic antisemite Ukrainian.
Where should the Ukrainian go? To Russia they are a big country.
Please Israeli use your saychel.
Z is bad for the world. No Noble to Z
You dont know how right you are. These Ukrainians also dont want to work, they want to be on the dole. Traditionally refugees were grateful and took whatever employment opportunities they could get, worked and made something for themselves and their families- being a blessing to the country. This group wants hand outs and consider poor Israelis bankrolling them, to be grateful for the right to host them. Another issue is figuring out who is Jewish and who isnt.
Why would anyone want to live in a country where _feminism runs rampant beyond the boundaries of הלכה?
I am here because it’s the holy land, but that doesn’t mean that I appreciate the existence of Anti-Torah elements…
Bad decision by the Court . Who even knows how many goyim are coming in. Zelensky should stop obsessing over Israel , whom he bashed at the UN countless times.Give it up , Zel .
Zelensky is an evil Intermarried self hating backstabber. He never supported Israel’s right to exist before his little crisis with Russia and certainly not now. He’s using/abusing Israel for the useful idiots that they are. As soon as this goy Zelensky gets what he wants, he will throw Israel back under the bus so quickly, they won’t have time to finish eating their garinim.