Benzi Robin, Matti Bernhart, Knitted News13.03.22 16:43 Y. Bader B. Tishpev
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Foreign Minister Yair Lapid presented a different position than that of Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked regarding the outline of receiving Ukrainian refugees and argued that the quota set could be increased.
“We will not close our gates and hearts to people who have lost their whole world,” Lapid said at the cross-border crossing between Ukraine and Romania during his visit to the country. “We have a moral obligation to be part of the international effort to help refugees from Ukraine find a warm home and a bed to sleep in. It is our duty to be not only good Jews, but also good people.”
Lapid claimed that “Israel has nine million inhabitants, and our Jewish identity will not be harmed by several thousand more refugees. On the contrary, our children will learn an important lesson about morality and responsibility. On the other hand, it is clear that we can not absorb tens of thousands of non-Jewish refugees. Will speak to his political base, but in a balanced and proportionate management.
“It is possible to bring in more refugees, it is possible and should be much more generous, it is not possible to bring in refugees without restriction. This balance the government will find. That is our job.”
“What is unforgivable and unbearable is the mistakes made in treating refugees who have already arrived in Israel. The pictures of an old woman and her granddaughter sleeping on the floor at Ben Gurion Airport cannot be repeated. We will take care of these refugees as we would like them to take care of our grandmother and our children. “
25,000 non-Jews
As you may recall, in the middle of last week, Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked announced the outline for the entry of Ukrainian citizens into Israel, when the decision was to allow 20,000 Ukrainians who stayed in Israel illegally to stay in Israel until the end of hostilities in Europe.
Great opposition within the government
Since Shaked’s announcement, many ministers from the left-wing factions have brought public opposition to Shaked’s decision and demand a significant increase in the volume of refugee absorption.
One of the harshest critics is Diaspora Minister Nachman Shai (Labor), who demands that a ministerial committee be set up to determine immigration policy, which includes the manner in which refugees are received from Ukraine. Minister Shai intends to raise his proposal at the cabinet meeting to be held tomorrow (Monday).
The chairman of Labor, Minister of Transportation Merav Michaeli, said at a conference over the weekend: “We as a Jewish state can not and can not afford, and do not want to afford in any way to turn our backs on refugees and refugees from Ukraine. We have been in this situation so recently, and there is no world we will turn our backs on. will not be”.
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