Envoy: Russians are leaving Israel

Israeli Ambassador to Russia Simona Halperin (L) looks at Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) during a reception for foreign ambasaadors at the Grand Kremlin Palace, November 5 2024, in Moscow, Russia.[Photo by Contributor/Getty Images]

Russians who recently moved to Israel have begun to return to Russia, Israel’s Ambassador in Moscow Simona Halperin told TASS in an interview.

“Yes, this is happening,” Halperin said with regards to this issue. “That is, people apply for citizenship, some come to Israel for a while. We don’t have statistics, but I know that there are returns to Russia. It is understandable – people have work and life here.”

“Israel recognises dual, triple, quadruple citizenship without any problem. So, this is not a problem,” Halperin added.

Earlier, Rabbi Alexander Boroda, head of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Russia, said Jews who left Russia for Israel at the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza have all returned to Russia.

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