Lieberman: "Everyone who escapes from Ukraine and is in danger of death should be absorbed"

The finance minister said in a conversation with Walla!

That all asylum seekers should be accepted "as long as the cannons are thundering."

According to him, "Israel is making an effort like no other country is doing" and there has been an "exaggeration in self-criticism" in relation to the treatment of refugees.

Regarding the imposition of restrictions on oligarchs he said emphatically: "We do not join any sanctions"

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13/03/2022

Sunday, 13 March 2022, 12:18 Updated: 13:16

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In the video: Finance Minister Lieberman in a special interview with Tal at the end of a tour of Ben Gurion Airport (Photo: Yotam Ronen)

Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman calls for expanding the policy of absorbing refugees from the war in Ukraine and accepting all asylum seekers as long as the fighting on the ground continues.

"As long as the cannons are roaring, everyone who escapes should be caught and in danger of death," he said today (Sunday) in a conversation with Walla!

At the end of a surprise visit he made this morning at Ben Gurion Airport.

"Once the cannons stop firing you have to stop with the whole process of receiving refugees, but at the moment there is a danger to life, people come from all sorts of places where there are battles.

As soon as the fire stops it should stop.

Women, old people, retirees come here, there is no fear that they will settle down for work.

"When the fire stops, we will stop, but at the moment we have to accept whoever comes," he added.

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Lieberman at Ben Gurion Airport, today (Photo: Yotam Ronen)

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Lieberman expressed support for the temporary abolition of entry quotas in Israel but rejected criticism of government policy and backed Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked on the issue.

"The Minister of the Interior has fully enlisted. I think we need to stand up for our interests. We are the Jewish state that should serve as a protector for every Jew wherever he is."

He said, "The State of Israel provides a lot of assistance beyond what can be described. Even now, when talking, hundreds of Israelis are in Ukraine and provide assistance at the borders and do exceptional work."

The Minister of Finance also announced that he is promoting a draft resolution to send an official Israeli medical delegation to humanitarian activities on the Ukrainian border, against the background of criticism leveled at Lieberman for refusing to budget an initiative of Tel Hashomer Hospital to establish a field hospital.

"This is a cynical example of the classic exploitation of the plight of others," Lieberman said, referring to the private initiative.

"But no one approached the Ministry of Finance, or passed any paper. We do not have to fund a campaign of one body or another, we must make a government decision. I tried to find out how many doctors, nurses, beds are needed in such a hospital, and only the IDF can set me up. "Field and I do not think it is true that he will be involved in humanitarian activities on the Ukrainian border. There must be a government decision on the medical delegation, and I have already talked about that with the prime minister - hopefully tomorrow at this cabinet meeting a decision of this kind, the government will take responsibility and funding."

Zakai and Lieberman at Ben Gurion Airport, today (Photo: Yotam Ronen)

Lieberman arrived at Ben Gurion Airport this morning together with the head of the budget department, Yogev Gardos, and other senior officials in his office to examine and get a closer look at the process of absorbing immigrants and receiving refugees at Israeli gates. He even met with refugees from Ukraine who arrived this morning from the enveloping countries of Ukraine and are awaiting clarification of their status.

He said, "There was a bit of an exaggeration in the self-criticism. Naturally, when a war is fought thousands of miles from here and people come unprepared and there is an immediate outbreak, but the State of Israel makes an effort like no other country does in terms of volunteering and networking." "The Ministry of Diaspora, an agency, Chabad, such a process until it becomes routine, there are always glitches."

According to estimates by professionals presented to Lieberman, about 12-16 flights land from Russia and the enveloping countries to Ukraine every day, some designated flights by immigrants from the Jewish Agency, Nativ and more, and some commercial flights, and it is expected that only 2,000-3,000 immigrants will return this week. .

As for reports of chaos among those who refused entry, professionals told the finance minister that since Thursday and the increased involvement of the IDF and the Ministry of Defense, all those denied entry have been evacuated to hotels and the impression is that the situation is under control.

Lieberman at Ben Gurion Airport, today (Photo: Yotam Ronen)

"We can keep up with this pace, but if the pace increases we will have to change diskette," said the eligible Ben Gurion Airport director, saying that as the rate of immigrants increases, the absorption process itself will have to move from Ben Gurion Airport to the absorption centers and hotels.

The main difficulty, the tour revealed, concerns manpower in the Population Authority and border controls that greet those landing in Israel, Russia and the enveloping countries.

Among other things, the Ministry of Finance said that they would examine the possibility of changing the wage conditions, giving an initial work grant, or defining it as a preferred job.

Lieberman rejected reports of American pressure on Israel to join sanctions on Russia and impose restrictions on Russian oligarchs operating in Israel.

"Every citizen is allowed to land and live here no matter what his status. We do not join any sanctions, we first and foremost take care of ourselves. We will try to cooperate with the whole world in the Israeli interest. We need to find the golden path. We have good relations with Russia and Ukraine. "The countries are Jewish communities. We are doing everything we can to help both Kiev and Moscow."

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