TIMES OF ISRAEL
Let our people come!
by Dov Lipman
January 31, 2021

This past week has been hell, as Israelis – mostly English-speaking immigrants – who were abroad for family and business reasons have been stuck there, unable to return to Israel. I have been bombarded with requests for help, and, along with MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh, have spent most of my time trying to help – usually to no avail. To give you a sense of what is going on: mothers went abroad to visit aging or ill parents and are stuck there with infants, while their children back in Israel have to function – or not function – without their mother around; there are new olim who were granted some vacation time who are now at risk of losing their jobs in Israel because they have not returned…READ MORE