National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi will participate Sunday in a confidential meeting of the Foreign Affairs and Defense as well as the Aliyah and Integration committees on the situation in Ukraine and Russia.
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The meeting follows a decision by the Aliyah and Integration Committee to close the special offices set up in both countries after the outbreak of the war to expedite the immigration process to Israel – despite the fact that the number of olim, especially from Russia, remains significant.
Video: The aftermath of a drone attack in Moscow. Credit: Israel Hayom
The agenda also includes a recent decision by the Aliyah and Integration Ministry to redirect focus from encouraging aliyah from Eastern Europe to Western nations, such as the United States and France.
The meeting was requested by Likud's Yuli Edelstein, New Hope's Ze'ev Elkin, and Yisrael Beytenu's Oded Forer, who are expected to demand the emergency immigration centers – known as "One Stop Shops" – remain open.
"Canceling the policy will put thousands of Jews at risk due to the war and instability in these regions," the three said in a joint statement.
Edelstein and Elkin have criticized the Israeli government's approach to the war, calling for increased support for Ukraine. The two even met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv in February.
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