Ukrainian refugees refused entry to Israel due to translation error on paperwork question – report

Refugees from Ukraine have been refused entry to Israel due to an error in the Ukrainian translation of a question on entry forms, the Kan public broadcaster reports.

The report says hundreds of people may have been told they cannot come to Israel due to the mistake that occurred when the form was translated from Hebrew into Ukrainian.

The question on the form in Ukrainian asks whether the individual has ever previously stayed in Israel, but in fact the question in the original Hebrew was whether they have ever illegally stayed in Israel.

The Population and Immigration Authority did not respond to a query by Kan regarding the incident.

Officials say 1,223 people with Ukrainian passports arrived at Ben Gurion Airport in the past 24 hours, 11 of whom were denied entry.