Ayelet Shaked (Flash Photography 90 / Yonatan Zindel)
The state updated today (Monday) in accordance with the High Court’s decision last week in the petition regarding the outline of the refugee from Ukraine that it is not interested in extending the exemption order and asked for an update in a week according to the progress of talks with Ukrainian representatives in Israel.
The country has updated that it is acting on several levels regarding the entry of Ukrainian citizens. Allowing the entry of Ukrainian citizens and relatives of citizens and permanent residents of Israel; Adoption of a policy of non-exclusion to Ukraine in relation to over 13,000 Ukrainians staying in Israel illegally passes, as well as in relation to about 7,000 Ukrainians staying in lawfully, after the end of the period of residence permits issued to them. About two weeks ago, an updated outline was set to allow the entry of another 5,000 Ukrainian citizens into the State of Israel, who are not entitled to return and have no Israeli relatives, who wish to enter Israel for a period they themselves can not know the duration of the state position. .
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When the war broke out in Ukraine, there were more than 20,000 Ukrainians in Israel. Since then, 18,259 Ukrainian citizens have entered Israel, 1,483 Ukrainian citizens residing in Israel have left Israel, and the entry requests of 311 Ukrainian citizens have been denied, with some, according to judicial and other decisions, now residing in Israel. Of the citizens of Ukraine who have entered Israel since the outbreak of the war, about 6,700 are eligible for return or immigrants who have received an immigrant visa. About 5,800 are relatives of Israeli citizens or permanent residents, of whom about 3,300 relatives entered from about two weeks ago. Every day, an average of 275 Ukrainian citizens entering Israel with relatives of the first or second degree of closeness enter Israel. About 4,579 Ukrainian citizens who are not entitled to return or relatives of Israelis who entered under the quota. About 11,000 Ukrainian citizens who are not entitled to return have entered Israel since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
The Minister of the Interior stated in the State announcement to the High Court that it decided not to cancel or increase the quota of refugees from Ukraine, and since the quota was filled, from now on – only relatives of Israeli citizens will be allowed to enter the country (except for returnees, of course) Of up to 20 Ukrainian citizens per day. As mentioned, the state noted that since the beginning of the war, for more than a month, about 11,000 Ukrainian citizens have entered Israel.
The state claimed that talks are currently underway with Ukrainian representatives in Israel, regarding various aspects related to the issue, including incoming quotas and the issue of employment of Ukrainian citizens who entered Israel since the outbreak of the war. That the order of entry into Israel does not apply to the current situation because it is not known for how long the citizens of Ukraine enter Israel, and therefore the Minister of the Interior did not violate the provisions of the order.
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In response to the state’s updated statement, petitioner Adv. Tomer Warsaw stated: “It is unfortunate to find that despite public criticism, lack of support for the government and the Interior Committee, despite severe damage to Israeli citizens and refugees from Ukraine “It is precisely to harden its position and rigidly close the sky to the citizens of Ukraine, and all this in violation of its authority.”
He added: “The existence of ‘contacts’ with Ukrainian representatives does not change the petition. We have petitioned in the name of violating the rule of law, the rights of the citizens of Israel and the citizens of Ukraine, and it is not possible to trade in the principles of authority and rule of law.”
Regarding the claim regarding the fact that Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked did not violate the order, Advocate Warsaw said: The order allows entry and stay in Israel for up to three months without the need for a visa. The meaning of the order is clear – in 3 months, the minister will be able to decide whether to collectively extend the visas or demand the departure of refugees to the countries from which they came, or to discuss in detail extension requests if submitted to the Population Authority. There is no place to prevent entry in advance just because of an intangible fear that it has a solution anyway. We believe that the Supreme Court will reject this spiraling interpretation attempt and determine that the Minister has exceeded her authority. ”
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