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Monday, April 4, 2022
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Monday, April 4, 2022
Absorption minister to visit Ukraine in bid to encourage further immigration
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Immigration and Absorption Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata attends a press conference at the ministry's office at Ben Gurion Airport on April 4, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
Immigration and Absorption Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata says she will fly to Ukraine tomorrow as part of efforts to encourage immigration to Israel amid the Russian invasion.
“There is a certain slowdown in arrivals of new immigrants. We’ll see how to deal with the issue,” she says at a press conference today.
Tamano-Shata also appears to take a swipe at the Finance Ministry.
“There’s a feeling that the ministry has one hand tied behind its back and the necessary funding still haven’t been released,”
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