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Israel immigration authority says 1,408 Ukrainians have arrived since Russian invasion
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Administration of Border Crossings, Population and Immigration says that 1,408 foreigners holding Ukraine passports arrived in Israel since Russia’s invasion began last week.
The authority says 79 of them were denied entry.
Ukraine has about 43,300 people who self-identify as Jews and about 200,000 eligible to immigrate to Israel under its Law of Return for Jews and their relatives, according to a 2020 demographic study of European Jewry.
Israel rarely grants refugee status to non-Jews, instead allowing them temporary entry as tourists.
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