5,000 French Jews immigrated to Israel last year, figures show, continuing a trend that has seen tens of thousands quit their country of origin after a series of attacks targeting the community.
The number, though, is a significant dip from the record 7,900 who moved to Israel in 2015, and 7,231 who immigrated in 2014, according to numbers provided by the Jewish Agency.
In total, 40,000 French Jews have emigrated since 2006, according to figures seen by AFP.
The Jewish Agency issued the update as France marked two years since attacks on the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices and on a Jewish supermarket in Paris, where four shoppers were shot dead.
Daniel Benhaim, who heads the Israeli-backed group in France, says insecurity had been a “catalyst” for many Jews who were already thinking of leaving.
— AFP
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