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Israel–Ukraine relations are foreign relations between Israel and Ukraine. Both countries established diplomatic relation on December 26, 1991.〔(From the history of the Ukrainian Embassy )〕 Israel has an embassy in Kiev. Ukraine has an embassy in Tel Aviv and a consulate-general in Haifa. In July 2010 the foreign ministers of two countries sign an agreement of non visa traffic between Israel and Ukraine.〔(Правительство Израиля проголосовало за отмену визового режима с Украиной ) КорреспонденТ.net June 20, 2010〕 This came into effect on February 9, 2011 and since then Ukrainians and Israelis may enter territory, travel through it or stay on Ukraine/Israel without having to obtain visas for 90 days within a period of 180 days.〔(Visa-free travel between Ukraine and Israel to start on Feb.9 ), Kyiv Post (February 8, 2010)〕 In November 2014, was appointed Oleg Vyshniakov, entrepreneur and man of Ukrainian public figure, to the Israel's honorary consul in western Ukraine.〔(Appointment of Oleg Vishnikov as Honorary Consul ), Website of the Israeli consulate in the Ukraine, November 2014〕 In May 2015 was inaugurated honorary consulate of Israel in Lviv.〔(Grand opening of the Honorary Israeli Consulate ), Website of the Israeli consulate in the Ukraine, May 2015〕 New site of the Embassy of Israel to Ukraine: http://embassies.gov.il/kiev ==Basic factors in relations== As Ukraine is rich with Jewish history, it plays a major part in Israeli education for young generation of Jews. In addition, Ukraine is also rich in religious history and contains the grave of Rabbi Nahman of Breslev, which is a pilgrimage site to many religious Jews. As Israel and the West Bank contain rich Christian history, Ukrainians come to Israel as religious pilgrims. This is especially true regarding Jerusalem, with its Russian Orthodox holy sites. For Jews worldwide, Ukraine also holds many memories regarding the Holocaust, as the site of Babi Yar is in its territory. As Ukraine is a newly independent state, this serves to create a common sense of identity of Ukraine and Israel as nations who gained their independence in the 20th century. A special tourisms programs for Jews and Israelis, developed in cooperation with the Lviv Municipality and the District Administration, which includes visits to Jewish memorial sites and architecture, operated by Hebrew speaking tourist guides.〔(Developing a special tourism programs for Jews and Israelis in the Ukraine ), Website of the Israeli consulate in the Ukraine, April 2015〕 In May 2015 launched a direct flight Lviv-Tel Aviv-Lviv operated by the airline "Mao", on regular flights twice a week.〔(Launching direct flights from Lviv to Tel Aviv and vice versa ), Website of the Israeli consulate in the Ukraine, May 2015〕 The Israeli government claims that their failure to vote in support of Ukraine against Russian aggression was due to a public workers strike. === Ukrainian Jews === (詳細はウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Israel–Ukraine relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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