[wvns] German Jews: Don't Promote Aliya

German Jews warn Olmert not to promote immigration to Israel
By Amiram Barkat, Haaretz Correspondent

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/866743.html

The leaders of Germany's Jewish community have warned Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert they would request the German government's help in
preventing Israel from encouraging Jews settled in Germany to
immigrate to Israel.

Stephan J. Kramer, who heads the Central Council of Jews in Germany,
sent the warning following Israel's decision last week to extend the
jurisdiction of Nativ , the government body in charge of promoting
immigration from the Former Soviet Union to Israel. Nativ and the
Jewish Agency will cooperate in running ulpans (Hebrew courses) and
other educational programs in Germany, which is home to some 200,000
Russian-speaking Jews who moved there from the Former Soviet Union
in recent years.

Two Nativ operatives are supposed to begin operating in Germany this
September. Absorption Minister Ze'ev Boim, who opposed the Nativ
decision, charged that such action would be wasteful, as such
activities are currently performed by the Jewish Agency.

Nativ has long sought permission to operate in Germany, but was
blocked by Jewish Agency opposition. Recently, however, Nativ was
transferred from the Prime Minister's Office to the new Strategic
Affairs Ministry, headed by Avigdor Lieberman, who has said in the
past that he favors replacing the American-dominated Jewish Agency
with Nativ entirely.

Nativ also sought to extend its field of operations to North
America, but the Foreign Ministry foiled this option, arguing it
would jeopardize Israel's relations with Washington and with the
U.S. Jewish community.

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