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"Until yesterday morning no one believed this could actually happen."

The funds will go to humanitarian aid, such as food, medicine, winter relief and emergency services; bolster security at Jewish institutions; respond to emerging needs such as the displacement of people from their homes and provide mobile medical units for the homebound.

“NCSEJ is deeply concerned about the onslaught of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Ukraine,” The National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry (NCSEJ) said in a statement. “All appropriate steps must be taken to ensure the safety and well-being of Ukrainians.”

"The consequences of the crisis, in its diplomatic, economic and security aspects, were reviewed in the discussion,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

Every normal country in the West, most notably the United States, expected Israel to explicitly condemn Russia.

The condition of the plant and its nuclear waste storage facilities are unknown.

Barely 4,000 of the estimated 12,000 Israeli citizens living in Ukraine left the country when urged to do so by the Israeli government.

"We have purposely designed these sanctions to maximize the long-term impact on Russia and to minimize the impact on the US and our allies."

"These are difficult and tragic moments, and our hearts are with the civilians that, through no fault of their own, have been thrust into this situation."

The relief delegation will include paramedics and EMTs as well as members of the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit.

Activating its defense plans enables NATO to “deploy capabilities and forces, including the NATO Response Force, to where they are needed.”

All the rabbis and Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries are staying in order to be with their communities, but add whoever has the ability to leave Ukraine in a safe way should do so.

At Valley Park Middle School, a student in an 8th-grade class shouted “Heil Hitler” from his desk as two other students stood on a filing cabinet and performed a Nazi salute.

Most of the rabbis and Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries in Ukraine have stayed behind to be with their community members in these difficult moments.

Kyiv’s Chabad House is preparing to host all Jews in need.

“Russia doesn’t recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which are part of Syria."

Israel’s highest priority is dealing with its neighbor to the north, Syria, which is protected by Israel's neighbor to the north – Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced military operations in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine late Wednesday night.

The situation now, however, is very complex and those Israelis and other Jews who belatedly decided it is time to leave may have difficulty doing so.

"This never would have happened with us," Trump insisted.

"There’s no way to get out right now, because no one is allowed to move around or to be on the street."

Russia has evacuated its diplomats from its embassy in Kiev and consulate in Odessa, completing the operation in 24 hours.

MP Rob Jenrick: "BDS against Israel is all too often connected to antisemitism in the UK and does nothing to promote peace."

"When I get a phone call that says, ‘You need to go,’ I am going to go, and I am going to take everyone with me."

There's two ways to make Aliyah, because you have to, or because you want to.

Israel says it is "continuing to engage in dialogue with its partners on ways to get the diplomatic efforts back on track."

The report shows that even the Arctic regions will not be immune, and even there a significant increase in the number of forest fires is expected.

Venezuela is developing Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) which can hit targets in the US, Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned, pointing to the spreading threat of Iran’s global terror network.

The Russians could quash Israel's efforts to stop these forces north of its border.

Rinawie Zoabi is a member of the left-wing Meretz party and is considered a political headache for the coalition.