Today I heard an interview on the radio in which Avigdor Lieberman said that Yisrael Beyteynu will request the Ministry of Interior after the elections. First of all, I am happy that he is willing to forgo the Defense Ministry for the Interior Ministry - clearly the Ministry of Interior is very important. But what really bothered them was that Shas holds the Ministry of Interior, because of our activities in the Ministry of Interior. According to them the Ministry of Interior does a DNA check on immigrants from the former Soviet Union, and that we make it difficult for potential immigrants from there to immigrate to Israel.
I admit it. There is a Law of Return in Israel. Unfortunately it has allowed masses of immigrants from the Soviet Union who are not halachically Jews to immigrate to Israel and they are here now. We are fulfilling our duties in the best possible way to check and ensure that only those really qualifying can immigrate..
-- Minister of Interior Aryeh Deri
that DNA thing threw everyone into a tizzy.. the reactions were sharp and fast in coming...
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