Dodging bombs, Ukrainian Jewish war refugee flees hometown Masha Shumatskaya is one of thousands of Jews who have fled rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine. But she’s no ordinary refugee.
Ukraine juxtaposes Israeli sovereignty, Kiev revolution in new video Ukraine’s embassy in Tel Aviv congratulated Israelis on their day of independence with a video that drew parallels between Israeli sovereignty and the Ukrainian revolution.
Stymied by Israeli bureaucracy, Ukrainian has been making aliyah for three years Yuriy Yukhatskov has been trying to immigrate to Israel since 2011. His one problem: Israel thinks he’s Christian.