The Ministry of Justice demanded the elimination of the representative office of the Jewish agency "Dry", which helps repatriation

Israel will send a delegation to Moscow for negotiations

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation filed a lawsuit against the liquidation of the organization "dry" , which helps the repatriation of Jews. This became known on July 21 from the message of the Basmanny Court, which will consider the lawsuit on July 28.

Claims, as Interfax said in court, are related to violation of Russian legislation. What kind of violations are in mind is unclear.

The claims of the Russian authorities to the “Sokhnut” became known in early July from the publication of the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post. At the same time, sources in the organization argued that we are talking about certain requirements that could complicate the organization’s work, but not about the termination of its activities.

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, according to official statements , conducted an audit of the organization from May 30 to June 27 and submitted an act to the organization as a result of the audit. There was no public information about the results of the audit. The Russian Foreign Ministry in mid -July stated that to continue working in Russia, “Sokhnut” needs to “delete all the comments that were made to them from the side of the inspection organization.”

According to a familiar with the situation of The Jerusalem Post, claims are not legal, but political in nature, and can only be resolved with the participation of the Israeli authorities.

The Minister of Affairs of the Diaspora Israeli Nakhman Shai tied the actions of the Russian authorities with the position of the country in relation to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. “Russian Jews will not become hostages of war in Ukraine. An attempt to punish the Jewish agency for the Israeli position is worthy of censure and insulting, ”he said .

The Minister of Aliyah and the integration of Pnin Tameno-Shte said that the authorities are making “diplomatic efforts” to resolve the situation, and expressed confidence that “suitable decisions will be found.” According to The Times of Israel, the Israeli Foreign Ministry began negotiations with Russia on behalf of the “dry” last week. The Israeli media also report that the Israeli ambassador met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Israel will send a delegation to Moscow to ensure the continuation of the work of the “dry”, said the Prime Minister of the country Yair Lapid.

The President of the Russian Jewish Congress, Yuri Kanner, said that "he thought the situation would be resolved." “This is not the first time. In Russia, we, we will call in a simple word, are on this organization. In Soviet times, it was prohibited at all. I believe that this is a negative course of the development of events, ”he said, noting that he was“ drying ”in Russia in educational projects.

The federation of Jewish communities of Russia called the news about the lawsuit of the Ministry of Justice "very upsetting news." “Even if it is a matter of real legal problems, then the Government of Russia and Israel would have to develop measures to correct defects, and not prohibit the activities of a Jewish agency in Russia,” a representative of the Federation said.

The Israeli authorities condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and expressed support to Ukraine. At the same time, Israel did not impose sanctions against the Russian Federation along with the West-as it is believed , due to the great influence of Russia on the situation in Syria. The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky openly criticized Israel for the lack of military support and for the creation of barriers to refugees.

In May, between Russia and Israel, relations worsened after the words of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who stated that Adolf Hitler had “Jewish blood”. Vladimir Putin later apologized to the Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for the words of Lavrov.