Israelis of different persuasions and beliefs cannot let themselves be turned into enemies. Instead, we need to reclaim our 3,000-year-old heritage of brotherly love, of treating each other as family.
Zelensky said he expects Israel to join the sanctions against Russia. In his words: “Unfortunately, we haven’t seen Israel joining yet.” Ukraine is turning the proverbial screws on Israel.
Jerusalem's reticence to help Ukraine militarily while its closest partners have done otherwise stems from Russia's power in Syria.
According to the former Mossad chief, despite a heavy push and criticism from both the US and the entire West, "Israel almost didn't change its position at all” in being overly neutral toward Russia.
"I want the Israeli government to move away from its comfort zone and get back to reality," Ukraine's Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk said.
With the funds, they were able to fly in medical equipment, professionals and consumer goods to Ukraine through aid and rescue organizations.
"Russia has one [economic] leverage: the energy sector. That is what it has been holding as a sword over the heads of several countries in Europe," said US special energy envoy Amos Hochstein.
As war wages on, more and more Ukrainian Jews are making Aliyah to Israel. Last night the number reached 5,000.
With war still raging in Ukraine, Israel's first field hospital in the country, from the Sheba Medical Center, is there to help. Check out photos from the ground.
United Hatzalah's Operation Orange Wings has brought Ukrainian refugees on a series of specially chartered rescue flights from Romania, Moldova and Austria to Israel.
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