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Interior minister says Israel expects hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Ukraine, Russia
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleInterior Minister Ayelet Shaked says Israel believes hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine will immigrate to Israel.
“We think tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of immigrants will arrive from Russia, Ukraine, and former Soviet states,” Shaked says during a conference with local council leaders.
“What will happen when new immigrants from Ukraine and Russia come to us… even though we’re at full throttle now, we’ll need [to build] even more [homes].
“You in the regional councils can help with absorption,” she says.
Shaked says at least seven new localities are to be established in southern Israel, following expected government approval this month.
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