Posted on 07/21/22
| News Source: JNS
Russian authorities are calling for the “dissolution” of the Jewish Agency for Israel’s operations in Russia, according to multiple news reports in Russia and Israel on Thursday.
According to Interfax, a request was made by the Russian Ministry of Justice to the Basmanny District Court in Moscow, alleging “legal violations” with a preliminary hearing set for July 28.
“The court received an administrative lawsuit filed by the Moscow branch of the Russian Justice Ministry to shut down and remove from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities the autonomous nonprofit organization Jewish Agency for Israel ‘Sohnut,’ which provides support for relations with the Jewish community,” the court’s spokesperson Yekaterina Buravtsova told Interfax.
The organization, which has operated in Russia since 1989, is a quasi-governmental international nonprofit organization working on strengthening ties between Jewish communities around the world and assisting in aliyah.