"Ukraine and Israel – forever together", "Ukraine supports Israel", "No to terror" – today with such slogans the representatives of the Jewish community and the citizens of Ukraine came out on the streets of Kiev. The deputy of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Feldman, Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Eliav Belotserkovsky, the representatives of Jewish communities and organizations were helding a speech in front of the activists.
I’ve always told that the Israelis understand and support the Ukrainians like no other. Both nations have experienced first-hand what does it mean to dispute in arms their own land. Today Israel is gripped by a wave of violence and terroristic acts and I can say that Ukrainian people understand and support the Israelis like no other.
More than 400 000 of Israeli citizens are of Ukrainian decent. Many Ukrainians have relatives and friends in Israel. Ukraine is always in Israeli heart. Ukrainians can’t take events in Israel indifferently. During the war in Donbass about 7000 people have moved from Ukraine to Israel. Fleeing war, they find themselves under the threat of terroristic attacks and have to tremble for their lives once again.
During the ATO the Israelis have sent thousands of tones of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Dozens of Ukrainian soldiers underwent treatment in Israeli hospitals. Israeli psychologists train their Ukrainian colleagues to work with those suffered in the zone of military operation; trainings and seminars on rehabilitation have been held regularly. Now a program “Safe city” is being implementing and Israelis are helping in the launch of security system that will help to minimize terrorist attacks threat, violence on the streets and other incidents. This project is a pilot one that, I hope, will be extended in other cities of Ukraine.
About 7.5 thousand of people have already become victims of the war in the ATO zone. The total number of victims for 67 years of war in Israel is 52 thousand of people, 2.5 thousand among them died as the result of terroristic attacks. They were fathers, brothers, mothers, children… No one can stay indifferent to it!
Today we came here to show the world that we associate ourselves with Israel and our hearts have no fear! The war united us and made strong.
Today both nations defend their homes with arms in hands and we have no right to defeat.
I want to believe that there will be such desired and long-expected peace on lands of Ukraine and Israel in the nearest future.
I wish you peaceful sky and faith in victory and better future for us and our children.
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