Israel steps up diplomacy to pull out Jews stuck in crossfire in Ukraine

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<strong>Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Ivan Korcok in Bratislava today as the two countries discussed safe evacuation of Jews and Israelis from the conflict zone in Ukraine.</strong></p>
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"I just concluded a productive work meeting with my friend, Foreign Minister Korcok. We discussed continuing our cooperation at the Vysne Nemecke crossing between Ukraine and Slovakia, to make it easier for Jews and Israelis remaining in areas of conflict to leave," said Lapid in a statement after the meeting.</p>
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Israel also called on Russia to end the fighting, saying there is no justification for it.</p>
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"This war must end. European soil has known too many wars, and the only thing that came out of them was terrible suffering. In recent years, there has been peace in Europe, and what has emerged has been prosperity that the human race has never seen before. </p>
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Earlier today, I met with the President of Slovakia, <a href="https://twitter.com/ZuzanaCaputova?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ZuzanaCaputova</a>. We discussed the situation at border crossings and in the countries surrounding Ukraine. 🇮🇱 🇸🇰 <a href="https://t.co/zDEmkOlGVU">pic.twitter.com/zDEmkOlGVU</a></p>
— יאיר לפיד – Yair Lapid🟠 (@yairlapid) <a href="https://twitter.com/yairlapid/status/1503363167887450119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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"Israel will do everything it can to assist mediation efforts, to stop the shooting and restore peace. We are working together with our greatest ally, the United States, and our European friends, to prevent the continuation of this tragedy," said Lapid.</p>
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Israeli Foreign Ministry also said that it will not let the country become "a route to bypass sanctions" imposed on Russia by the United States and other western countries, stating that it is coordinating the issue together with partners Bank of Israel, the Finance Ministry, the Economy Ministry, the Airports Authority, the Energy Ministry, and others.</p>
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