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Weekend: Thousands of Russian Jews leave for Israel

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Thousands of Russian Jews leave for Israel

20/08/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Thousands of Russian Jews leave for Israel

Thousands of Russian Jews are leaving for Israel following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine

Thousands of Russian Jews are leaving for Israel following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Thousands of Jews living in Russia are leaving to go to Israel, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  We hear from Natan Sharansky, the veteran Soviet refusenik who later became an Israeli minister and writer, himself originally from Donetsk.

Also, the Scottish music group, The Proclaimers on their newly-released controversial album, 'Dentures Out'.

Joining Anna Holligan to discuss these and other issues are Rachel Ombaka, Kenya subeditor for The Africa report, a news and current affairs publication covering the continent; and Ryan Heath, senior editor at Politico, the online news publication.

(Image: The Moscow Choral Synagogue. Credit: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

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