Section: Yedioth Ahronoth (Israel)
Israel welcomes 2016 with 8,462,000 citizens
176,000 babies were born in Israel in 2015, while 28,000 people made aliyah, mostly from France, Ukraine and Russia. …read more Source: Yedioth...
Missing Israel found dead in Ukraine
Amir Ohana, missing in Uman since Rosh Hashanah, found dead by ZAKA; Israeli authorities working to bring remains back to Israel for burial. …read more Source: Yedioth...
Past Jewish year sees sharp rise in olim numbers
About 13% more people chose to immigrate to Israel in the previous Jewish year than the one before it. The largest numbers came from France (7,350), Ukraine (6,868), and Russia (5,900). …read more Source: Yedioth...
Putin warns Israel not to sell Ukraine arms in response to Iran arms deal
Israel slams Russia’s sale of advanced missile defense system S-300 to Iran; Russian president warns Israel not to arm Ukraine in retribution: ‘It will be counterproductive.’ …read more Source: Yedioth...
Ukrainian Jews fleeing war arrive in Israel in time for Passover
110 Ukrainian Jews arrive in Israel for holidays, majority are refugees who fled fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Yedioth...
Government approves slimmed-down plan to encourage immigration
Plan to encourage immigration from Belgium, France and Ukraine is approved with much-reduced budget of NIS 180 million, following arguments between Immigration Ministry and Prime Minister’s Office. …read more Source: Yedioth...
Netanyahu calls for ‘massive immigration’ of European Jews to Israel
After two shootings in Copenhagen, PM says cabinet to discuss $46 million plan to encourage Jewish immigration from Ukraine, France and Belgium; Bennett: European views should not Israel is their home. …read more Source: Yedioth...
Russia releases 70-year-old classified testimony of Red Army soldiers who liberated Auschwitz
Documents released by Russia after Polish FMO claims Ukrainians were first soldiers to liberate concentration camp in Poland. …read more Source: Yedioth...
Holocaust survivors gather at Auschwitz to mark 70 years since its liberation
Some 300 survivors are joined by leaders from Poland, Germany, France and Ukraine and other dignitaries at death camp for ceremony marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. …read more Source: Yedioth...
Former FM advisor who disappeared in Ukraine suspected in graft scandal
Israel keeps mum on fate of Lieberman’s close associate as Russian and Ukrainian sources report his death; suspicion arises of money laundering. …read more Source: Yedioth...
