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Friday, March 4, 2022
Lapid said pushing new policy that will see Israel welcome Ukrainian refugees
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Refugees from Ukraine are seen as they arrive at the railway station in Przemysl, eastern Poland, on March 4, 2022. (Janek Skarzynski/AFP)
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid plans to introduce a proposal at the upcoming cabinet meeting that will see Israel begin to take in refugees from Ukraine, and not just those who are Jewish, the Kan public broadcaster reports.
The rumored policy follows criticism of Israel for charging refugees NIS 10,000 to temporarily stay in the country.
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