On the way to a state of all its citizens? The MK's demand from the Population Authority

MK Alex Riff from the Yashar party sent a letter to the Population Authority demanding a freeze on the deportation of foreign citizens from Russia and Ukraine, citing danger to life. The letter does not specify the number of residents or the duration of the freeze.

MK Alex Riff from Gadi Eisenkot's party sent a letter to the Director General of the Population and Immigration Authority, Boaz Yosef, demanding an immediate freeze on deportation proceedings against foreign citizens from Russia and Ukraine who are staying in Israel on temporary visas. Riff argues that returning the refugees could endanger their lives due to fear of forced conscription in Russia or return to combat zones in Ukraine, and that the state has begun proceedings without a clear policy. The letter does not specify the number of residents who have received deportation notices or a date for the end of the freeze. The move joins Riff's previous statements against the Chief Rabbinate's authority on conversion and burial issues. The 'Hotam' organization responded that Riff is harming the Jewish identity of the state and called the move "a real danger to the existence of the State of Israel as a Jewish state."