Immigrants in israel

A summer of new beginnings

More than 2,300 North American olim will make aliyah this summer, embarking on new lives in Israel with dreams of building their future in the Jewish homeland

Making aliyah was a lifelong dream: Alex and Arielle Sabol with children Romi and Libi, from Brooklyn, NY.
Shoppers browse goods at Nefesh B'Nefesh's Shuk Olim event in Tel Aviv. June 25, 2026.

Tel Aviv’s Shuk Olim brings out dozens of immigrant entrepreneurs to showcase goods

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets new immigrants from the Bnei Menashe community, June 11, 2026.

Entire Bnei Menashe community to immigrate to Israel within five years, gov't promises

 Over 150 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.

Government approves dedicated unit to assist new immigrants serving in IDF


Olim from former Soviet Union harmed by systemic failures despite high retention rate

Alex Reif: "It is a national waste that Israel is losing immigrants who wish to integrate due to basic failures in absorption."

 Ukrainian refugees are seen arriving in Israel as part of Operation Israeli Guarantee, on March 6, 2022.

Eilat Municipality will encourage new Israeli immigrants to begin their lives in the city

The Eilat Municipality will encourage new Israeli immigrants to begin their lives in the city and work in its hotel industry. A framework combining work incentives and housing is already in motion.

 POOLSIDE AT the Isrotel King Solomon, Eilat

Knesset bill would narrow eligibility for Israel citizenship

The bill would eliminate a clause in the law that extends the right of citizenship to individuals who are not considered Jewish under religious law but have at least one Jewish grandparent.

Avi Maoz, the far-right lawmaker from the Noam party, is the author of a bill meant to align Israel's rules for citizenship with Orthodox standards.

Search continues for missing American immigrant to Israel in India

The missing is an immigrant to Israel from the US, who went missing after getting separated from his trekking group nearly a week ago. 

 India’s Dharamsala region.

French Jews fear rising antisemitism: Will they immigrate to Israel?

 French police work near a door with the Jewish Star of David symbol after officers shot dead an armed man earlier who set fire to the city's synagogue in Rouen, France, May 17, 2024.

Police probe robbery, murder of elderly foreign national in Tel Aviv

According to suspicions, the 71-year-old man was struck in the face with a rock and then had his cellphone stolen

 Police officers in the Tikva neighborhood in Tel Aviv, after a suspect was arrested for the robbery and death of a 71-year-old foreign worker, May 27, 2025.

More families with young children making aliyah, Sofer tells 'Post'

Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer said that the new reforms make the acclimation process easier for young families and professionals.

 ALIYAH AND INTEGRATION Minister Ofir Sofer welcomes immigrants from France at Ben-Gurion Airport in August. The writer asks: Isn’t it time to welcome immigrants the way we would embrace a long-lost friend who has finally come home?

Resilience in aliyah: 27,281 immigrants make Israel their home amid uncertainty

Over 27,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since Passover 5784, with Russia, the US, France, and Ukraine leading, alongside diverse arrivals from South Korea, Kenya, Zambia, and Afghanistan.

 New immigrants from USA and Canada arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight 2016" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 17, 2016,

Israel's missed opportunity: Integrating immigrants amid the Ukraine-Russia War - opinion

If we fail to act now, we risk losing a tremendous growth engine for the economy, and we may no longer be able to claim that immigration absorption remains a core value for Israel.

 Ukrainian refugees are seen arriving in Israel as part of Operation Israeli Guarantee, on March 6, 2022.

Israel approves reform to fast-track professional licenses ahead of aliyah

Professional licenses such as engineering, social work, education, finance, the medical professions, and more will be approved from abroad, allowing them to begin working in their field immediately.

 ALIYAH AND INTEGRATION Minister Ofir Sofer welcomes immigrants from France at Ben-Gurion Airport in August. The writer asks: Isn’t it time to welcome immigrants the way we would embrace a long-lost friend who has finally come home?