Following the publication in "Israel Today": Yocheved Levin managed to enter Israel and visit her mother-in-law - after her granddaughter's alliance status.
Against the background of the spread of the corona, many days are unable to obtain entry permits to Israel, despite being first-degree relatives of a family member in Israel.
Levin, a Jewish resident of London, asked to come to Israel to visit her daughter Miriam (22), who immigrated to Israel less than a year ago and gave birth to her first child less than two weeks ago.
However, according to Levin, she did not receive any treatment from the relevant authorities in Israel.
Only after the publication in "Israel Today" last week was the long-awaited approval received.
This is thanks to the assistance of the Diaspora Department of the World Zionist Organization and former MK Dov Lipman, founder of the Yad LaOlim organization, where hundreds of excellent applications are received every day and their families. "I am very happy to come.
She needs me here, "says Levin. As promised, after landing in Israel this week, Levin was in isolation during the alliance and then met her grandson, Ilan Matityahu.
Daughter of Yocheved, Miriam, and grandson Ilan Matityahu, Photo: No credit
"It should be remembered that there are many relatives who are interested in entering Israel and do not receive any assistance," she emphasizes.
"It is important to raise the government's awareness that what has been done for the past two years is seriously harming Diaspora Jews."
Dov Lipman, founder of Yad LaOlim: "I am very happy that Yocheved received approval, and thank Israel Today for the help.
In my opinion, this is a crazy situation, in order for a vaccinated grandmother to come to help her daughter after giving birth, there must be pressure from my association and the newspaper.
I call on state leaders to change direction and say publicly that relatives are allowed to attend events such as births, weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs - of course with testing and isolation.
It is enough for the suffering of the immigrants, who have been celebrating significant events in life for two years without family members. "
Adv. Neria Meir, head of the Diaspora Department at the World Zionist Organization:
The challenge of connecting Diaspora Jews to Israel is a strategic national goal, and it is our duty as a state to make every effort on the issue. "
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