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Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer with some of the olim

More than 20,000 make aliyah to Israel as Western applications surge

Russia, France and the US sent the most new immigrants in Hebrew year 5786; 35% were ages 18-35 and 414 were doctors, while aliyah applications jumped in several Western countries ahead of ynet Global’s Sept. 8 Aliyah Live Summit

ynet Global | 09.07.26

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו בסיור ברצועת עזה

Netanyahu tours Gaza front as Katz says emigration plan remains on the table

Defense minister says Trump froze but did not cancel the plan after Arab pressure, while Netanyahu visits IDF positions in Gaza and vows Israel will retain control along the Yellow Line

Moran Azulay, Itamar Eichner, Elisha Ben Kimon | 09.02.26

The workers who built Israeli industry are retiring. Who will replace them?

Some 41,600 industrial workers who arrived in Israel during the 1990s immigration wave from the former Soviet Union are now 55 or older, raising fears of a major loss of skilled labor and decades of accumulated expertise

Gad Lior | 08.27.26

Investigation: Europe pays Libya’s Haftar to curb migrant flows despite rights abuses

Haftar’s militias are accused of abusing and extorting migrants, yet the EU is funding, training and equipping his forces to curb migration, Der Spiegel reports, citing fears of retaliation

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 08.23.26

Why fewer Israelis are coming home: Return migration to Israel plunges 53%

A Knesset report says the number of returning residents fell from about 8,000 in 2020 to 3,800 in 2024, citing health insurance delays, fewer benefits than new immigrants, employment problems and difficulties integrating children into Israeli schools

Itamar Eichner | 08.17.26

הפגנה מחוץ למשרדי BBC במחאה על התכחשותם לפשעי המלחמה שבוצעו ע"י מחבלי חמאס בשבעה באוקטובר

Nearly half of Britons don't want Israeli immigrants, survey finds

Opposition to immigration from Israel has risen 8 points in a decade, leaving Israelis near the bottom among 23 nationalities, a YouGov survey found; pollsters say the Gaza war and Israel’s deteriorating global image likely helped drive the shift

ynet | 08.12.26

Nefesh B’Nefesh welcomes 100,000th North American immigrant with President Herzog in Jerusalem

Six-year-old Emilia Douglas arrived from New York with her parents and siblings as the organization marked more than two decades of aliyah work; Herzog praised Nefesh B’Nefesh for ‘changing the whole model of Aliyah’

ynet Global | 08.09.26

ראש ממשלת איטליה ג'ורג'ה מלוני וראש ממשלת ספרד פדרו סנצ'ז

Spain hits back at Italy: Passport checks imposed as Schengen row escalates

Madrid will check passports, visas and nationality for travelers arriving from Italy after Rome kept restrictions on Spanish passengers in place despite most migrants who entered Ceuta returning to Morocco

News Agencies | 08.08.26

Spain threatens Italy travel restrictions over Ceuta migrant crisis border controls

Spain threatened travel restrictions on Italians unless Rome lifts border controls imposed after a migrant surge in Ceuta; Italy rejected Madrid’s demand, saying checks will remain until at least Aug. 15 over migration and security concerns

Reuters | 08.07.26

The Israelis who left: ‘We chose to emigrate, and we have no regrets’

Security concerns, rising living costs and a loss of faith in Israel’s future are among the reasons cited by Israelis who moved to Portugal and the Czech Republic, while describing both relief and the challenges of starting over

Nina Fox | 08.05.26

Europe reels from Ceuta chaos as migrants say Morocco encouraged them to cross

Ceuta returns to near normal after most migrants crossed back into Morocco, but testimony that Moroccan police encouraged the mass breach has fueled outrage in Spain, alarm across Europe and fierce criticism from Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni

ynet, News Agencies | 08.01.26

'Not migration, but a city under Spanish occupation': Morocco turns its anger on Israel

Italy suspended free-movement arrangements with Spain as French politicians blamed Pedro Sánchez’s migrant legalization plan for the rush into Ceuta; Morocco accused Israel of exploiting the crisis, while Spain said at least 48,300 people had returned

Lior Ben Ari | 08.01.26

After mass migrant breach from Morocco, Spain sends troops to Ceuta as Italy threatens Schengen suspension

Thousands of migrants breached Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco by sea and land, prompting Madrid to deploy troops; Italy’s right-wing government accused Sanchez of encouraging illegal migration and threatened to suspend Schengen ties with Spain

ynet, News Agencies | 07.31.26

A rejected claim isn’t always the end: what new immigrants should know about Israel’s National Insurance Institute

Opinion: New immigrants often expect that settling into life in Israel will be their biggest challenge; in reality, navigating the country's social security system can be just as daunting; here is what you need to know to protect your rights

Adv. Sheri Dvir | 07.23.26

'Little Palestine' in, 'Little Italy' out: Mamdani’s NYC map sparks fury

New York City’s World Cup tourism map added ‘Little Palestine,’ ‘Little Egypt’ and ‘Little Senegal,’ while omitting Italian, Irish and Jewish enclaves, sparking accusations that Mayor Zohran Mamdani erased older communities while blaming his predecessor

Daniel Edelson, New York | 07.12.26

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