Yesh Atid MK to Netanyahu: Bring Ukraine's Jews to Israel

[King_David]

Rina Frenkel, who once lived in Kiev, lobbied for "a formulated, budgeted government plan to bring the Jews of Ukraine to Israel on aliya."

The government must prepare an emergency plan to bring Ukrainian Jews to Israel, MK Rina Frenkel wrote to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Thursday.

Following recent anti-Semitic incidents in Ukraine, including the firebombing of a synagogue Monday, Frenkel (Yesh Atid) said she felt a responsibility to get involved, since she made aliya from Kiev in 1990.

In her letter to Netanyahu, Frenkel warned that the events in Ukraine may turn into a civil war and that, at the same time, anti-Semitism is on the rise.

“Incitement is growing stronger. Newspapers and digital media mention ‘Jewish conspiracies’ every morning, anti-Semitic caricatures appear and in January, words turned into actions, as a local rabbi was attacked and a man was stabbed on the way to synagogue on Friday night,” Frenkel wrote.

http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-News/Ukrainian-born-MK-to-Netanyahu-Bring-Ukraines-Jews-to-Israel-343696

[Purveyor]

1. kick. Thanks for posting. +1

[Scootaloo]

2. Svoboda's apparent takeover of the revolution is worrisome

[azurnoir]

3. well yes according to article there are around 310,000 people in the Ukraine that Jews or

would be eligible under Israel's Law of Return-I'm sure Israel can pull together the resources for such a venture and the international community of course should help

[LeftishBrit]

4. Under the circumstances, might be a good idea.

Antisemitism is a problem in Ukraine at the best of times; and if there is civil war, the Jews may become scapegoats for both sides.