Correspondent in Jerusalem
The Russian authorities are threatening to ban the activities of the Jewish Agency in their territory, accusing the organization specializing in the field of migration to Israel of violating the law on the collection of data from Russian citizens. The warning does not explicitly call for the termination of the agency’s activities in Russia, but it is a warning.
Since the war against Ukraine began last February, more and more Russian Jews have been immigrating to Israel. They are driven by international economic sanctions that curb their activities and increasing political persecution of opponents and other activists. The phenomenon is called aliyah Putin, referring to the term that refers to the process that offers Jews, the children or grandchildren of Jews, the right to fast-track Israeli citizenship. Tens of thousands of dissidents, entrepreneurs, intellectuals or artists are currently choosing to leave…
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Source: Le Figaro
