The Knesset and the Federation Council will work out a project to support Russian language in Israel

People's representatives of the Knesset and the Federation Council members have plans to consider the overall project aimed at support of the Russian language in Israel.

The head of the Interparliamentary Commonwealth of Israel-Russia Robert Ilatov during the meeting with the delegation of the Federation Council on Wednesday said that " every Russian family in our country wants not only to preserve the Russian language, but also to give it to children, It is becoming harder ". He told me that Israel has kindergartens and schools in the Russian language. Senators supported This proposal.

the head of the Knesset Committee for foreign relations and defense of Zeev Elkin reminded that Israel has with France signed an agreement that creates rules for learning the French language in the Israeli educational institutions." We should take measures for the signing of such a document. This would give priority status to the Russian language in our educational institutions, " the politician said.

Israeli MPs also said that work on a legislative act on the recognition of higher education diplomas, issued by the Soviet universities.

in the conversation also raised the problem of falsification of history, has been expressed concern about the spread of neo-fascist ideology, and among them in Ukraine.

Zeev Elkin emphasized that Israel is the only country, where in the last few years, there was erected the monument to the Soviet soldier-liberator. He also reminded that the 9th of may is a public holiday in the Israeli calendar." So in this issue, we have no disagreements ", - noticed the Israeli MP.

The sides discussed prospects for the expansion of military-technical cooperation between Russia and Israel.

during the meeting was touched upon the situation in the middle East, and among them the escalation of tensions between the Jewish state and Hamas. The Russian delegation expressed their Israeli counterparts condolences to those killed during the operation in Gaza soldiers of the defense Army of Israel." They are heroes who defended their Homeland, " said a member of the Department of the Federation Council on international Affairs Rafail of Zinurov.


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