Israel's Minister of Interior Ayelet Shaked called a press conference March 8 to announce a plan put together by her ministry to absorb refugees fleeing the war in their country. She opened her remarks by saying, “The sights of the war in Ukraine and the suffering of its citizens are terrifying and do not allow us to remain indifferent. These difficult events also have a direct impact on the State of Israel, which is currently preparing to absorb, according to estimates, about 100,000 Jews and those entitled to the Law of Return and their family members fleeing the battle zones.”
She continued, “It should be obvious that the State of Israel cannot continue to take in Ukrainian citizens almost without limit.”
