Israel Sees 20,000 New Immigrants Amid Rise from Western Nations
How 6 Israeli newsrooms (in English, Russian, Hebrew, fr) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 5 hours ago
What happened
Israel welcomed approximately 20,000 new immigrants in the past year, a slight decrease from the previous year, primarily due to a sharp decline in arrivals from Russia. However, immigration from Western countries, including France, the US, and the UK, saw significant increases, which the ministry attributes to rising antisemitism and post-October 7th Jewish identity.
- 0120,000 new immigrants arrived in Israel in the past year.
- 02Immigration from Western countries increased, while Russian immigration declined.
- 03The ministry links increased Western aliyah to rising antisemitism and post-October 7th Jewish identity.
- 04Overall immigration numbers are the lowest since the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 05Israel is also experiencing high rates of emigration by its own citizens.
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