Pod Save America Hosts Call on Democrats to Cut All Israel Military Aid, No Longer Accept AIPAC Funding
Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Local Jewish Community Calls for Action
‘All of Our Strength’: Over 1,000 Pro-Israel Activists Gather in DC for Solidarity Conference
‘Devastated’: Wesley LePatner, Killed in Manhattan Mass Shooting, Was a Jewish Communal, Philanthropic Leader
Sen. Angus King Vows to No Longer Vote for Israel Military Aid Until Gaza Conditions Improve
Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaza Backlash, Palestinian State Push, Says Israeli FM
Israel’s National Soccer Coach Attacked in Athens Before Soccer Fans Chant ‘F–K Israel, Free Palestine’ at Match
New York Judge Sentences Neo-Nazi to 5 Years for Livestreaming Bomb Threats Against Jewish Hospitals
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State in September Unless Israel Meets Conditions, Starmer Says
World Zionist Organization Prepares to Resettle Ukrainian Jewish Refugees in Israel
Error: Contact form not found.
by Algemeiner Staff
Houses are seen in the Israeli settlement of Itamar, near Nablus, in the West Bank, June 15, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Ronen Zvulun.
The World Zionist Organization (WZO) announced plans on Monday to resettle Ukrainian Jewish refugees in Israel, amid Russia’s invasion of the eastern European country.
“The war that broke out in Ukraine obliges us to act for the immediate absorption of immigrants,” said Yishai Merling, the chairman of the Settlement Division of the WZO.
The group seeks to erect 1,000 new portable caravans to temporarily house Ukrainian refugees, ranging from roughly 590 to 970 sq. ft. They will be located in Israel’s northern region, the southern Negev desert, the Jordan Valley, and other rural areas.
The plan has been presented to the government, which must approve it for construction to begin.
“When the government decision passes, the members of the Settlement Division are prepared for its immediate execution,” Merling said.
“Israel needs to take responsibility for the Jewish communities” of Ukraine, he added. “This is what Israel did in the past, and this is what the Jewish State should do today.”
