The Jewish Agency has been vital to helping more than 238,000 Jews emigrate from Russia since 1989. The group has also facilitated a surge of 16,000 immigrants since the war in Ukraine began and 37,000 more who entered Israel on tourist visas and are either seeking residency status or waiting out the war. Israel throws its weight behind Ukraine but is wary of provoking Russia Israel said it was preparing a range of retaliatory actions it would consider if Russia follows through with the ban, although officials would not specify what they were. “We’re in a battle here. This isn’t...