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Kyrgyzstan violence spurs aliyah (Jews leaving for Israel)
Haaretz ^ | 6/22/10 | Liel Kyzer

Posted on 06/22/2010 7:14:08 PM PDT by Nachum

Dimitri Volvinov, who immigrated to Israel on Sunday from Kyrgyzstan with his family, spoke on his arrival of the recent unrest in the country's capital, Bishkek. Riots in April led to the ouster of the country's president and thousands have been killed as ethnic tensions flared between Uzbeks and Kyrgyz this month.

"[Bishkek] is in anarchy," Bolvinov said, "and no one from the police or the government is intervening. Since the night of the coup we have sat entire days at home with windows and blinds closed and shaking with fear."

Volvinov, who arrived in Israel under the auspices of the Jewish Agency, spoke of rumors of further riots, which have recently been sparked by unrest between minority Uzbeks and Kyrgyz people near the border between the two countries.

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TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: aliyah; israel; kyrgyzstan; russia; spurs; violence

1 posted on 06/22/2010 7:14:17 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

So, Israel is welcoming fellow Jews who must flee horrible violence. The next thing you know they will be erecting apartments for the Jewish refugees. Entire Jewish neighborhoods will arise in a Jewish country.
Next week, academics in the US and around the world will condemn Israeli compassion as a way to displace Palestinians from their ancestral land.
I would expect nothing less from Israel.


2 posted on 06/22/2010 8:18:09 PM PDT by CaptainAmiigaf ( NY Times: We print the news as it fits our views.)
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