Posts Tagged: refugees
EU Proposes Allowing Deportation of Asylum Seekers to Third Countries
The European Union executive on Tuesday proposed amending EU law to allow member states to deport rejected asylum seekers to countries with which they have no connection, a move rights groups say would...
Jews Faced Massive Antisemitism in Ancient England; Can That Inspire Us Now?
Anti-Judaism was often driven by two agents, religion and politics, and the same applies today. It was the same story in England with different actors...
A UN ‘Nakba’ Exhibit Goes Beyond the War of Words
JNS.org - Walk into the U.N.’s New York headquarters, graced with impressive sculptures, tapestries and an uplifting Marc Chagall stained glass, and one has a...
Israel to Grant Ukrainian Refugees Work Permits, Extend Visas as Russian Invasion Enters Fourth Month
Israel has decided to allow Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in the Jewish state since the Russian invasion to legally find work, Israeli Interior Minister...
Finding Refuge in Vienna, a Ukrainian Mohel and His Family Flee War for the Second Time
For Elizabet and her husband Yaacov Gaissinovich, a well-known mohel in Ukraine, the fear of one of their children getting hurt was the final trigger...
Israel Helps Seven-Year-Old Ukrainian Boy Evacuate for Eyesight-Saving Treatment at Tel Aviv Hospital
A seven-year-old Ukrainian twin boy suffering from a rare degenerative disease has been evacuated from Ukraine and rushed to Israel’s largest hospital in an attempt...
‘A Privilege to Help in Their Hour of Need’: Israel Welcomes 10,000th Immigrant Since Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Sasha Zlobjn from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv became the 10,000th refugee to immigrate to Israel since the start of the Russian invasion last month,...
‘Moral Obligation Not to Look Away’: Israeli Hospital to Treat War Refugees Opens in Western Ukraine
Israeli and Ukrainian flags were raised and the countries’ national anthems heard on Tuesday at the opening of a humanitarian field hospital providing medical care...
Bennett Says ‘Very Large Gaps’ Remain in Ukraine-Russia Mediation, Defends Israeli Efforts to Help
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett Monday said “some progress” has been made in Israeli-led ceasefire talks between Moscow and Kyiv but that “very large gaps” on...
Israel’s ‘Kochav Meir’ Field Hospital in Western Ukraine Taking Shape With El Al Airlift
Israel on Thursday airlifted 17 tons of equipment for the construction of a field hospital in the western Ukrainian town of Mostyska to provide medical...
16 Tons of Humanitarian Aid Sent From Israel to Ukrainian Refugees in Moldova
A cargo plane carrying 16 tons of humanitarian aid from Israel landed in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau on Tuesday, as the influx of tens...
Russia’s War ‘Without Justification,’ Says Israel, as Mediation Efforts Continue
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Sunday condemned Russia’s conflict with Ukraine and urged a diplomatic resolution, as Jerusalem continued mediation efforts between the warring...
‘Moral Duty’: Ukrainian Refugees With Family in Israel Allowed Entry Without Limit
There will be no cap on the number of Ukrainian refugees with a relative in Israel who are permitted to enter the country, according to...
Tel Aviv University Offers Scholarships to Ukrainian Students Fleeing to Israel
Israel’s Tel Aviv University announced Thursday that it will be offering dozens of scholarships to Ukrainian students and researchers whose studies have been disrupted due...
