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Petition challenges Israels limitation on number of Ukrainian refugees allowed entry - Click the link for more details

Lawyer who filed suit on behalf of Ukraine's embassy welcomes decision to exempt refugees with relatives in Israel from entry quota, but says not enough to drop appeal

Attorney who filed injunction against original Interior Ministry quota says allowing in Ukrainian refugee family members of Israelis is a positive step, but not enough

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Immigration authority says over 7,000 Ukrainians have arrived since start of fighting, of whom 5,000 don't have immigration rights -- the maximum the government will allow

It was clear that by the time the quota would be applied, it would already be full - Click the link for more details.

Touring Romania-Ukraine border region, FM says country could be 'much more generous'; Labor MK Kariv: Entry cap put in place due to 'nationalist ideology'

Interior Minister Shaked announces new policy exempting refugees with relatives in Israel from entry quota, but says 'we cannot open our gates to everyone'

Parents and son, 10, hoped to join relative who has been in Israel for five years, but border authorities said he's here illegally and denied them entry

It is high time that Israel stop being so stringent in its opposition to absorbing refugees from distressed situations.