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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 428

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Illustrative: An anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a placard reading 'Every Day is Oct. 7' while a banner reads 'From the Sea to the River' during a demonstration simultaneous with a pro-Israeli commemoration marking the anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
November 28, 2024, 8:01 am
Last straw: Amsterdam ‘Jew hunt’ triggers push for Dutch Jewish migration to Israel
Reeling from anti-Zionism on the left and increasingly violent Arab and Muslim antisemitism, some local Jews flee amid fears the government is unwilling or unable to protect them
By Bart Schut
Illustrative: Immigrants from France arrive at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on July 10, 2017. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 14, 2024, 6:29 am
Wartime budget would slash benefits for new immigrants, amid global antisemitism spike
Government proposes ending financial assistance to anyone with over NIS 500,000 in declared assets, though payments for those under that threshold would go up 10%
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Zabolon Simantov kisses the mezuzah on his way out the front door of his home at the synagogue compound in Kabul, in an undated photo. (Ezzatullah Mehrdad/Times of Israel)
November 12, 2024, 6:59 pm
Afghanistan’s last Jew arrives in Israel three years after fleeing Taliban rule
Zebulon Simantov’s younger brother says he was surprised to hear his sibling had arrived, saw him over weekend for first time in 25 years
By ToI Staff
A family of immigrants to Israel, part of the stories being told at Yom Haaliyah event on November 7, 2024 at Anu Museum of the Jewish People. (Credit: Yonit Shiller)
November 3, 2024, 7:24 am
TLV museum to celebrate immigrants with storytelling, food, music
To mark the eve of Yom HaAliyah, the ANU Museum of the Jewish People’s event will include performances, archival screening to celebrate those who immigrated to Israel
By Jessica Steinberg
New immigrants from France arrive on a special "Aliyah Flight" at Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel on August 1, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
September 29, 2024, 3:00 pm
Over 31,000 people immigrated since last Rosh Hashanah, amid uptick in Israelis leaving
Figures released by Aliyah Ministry, Jewish Agency show 9,600 young people ‘moving to Israel to build their professional and personal futures in the shadow of the war’
By ToI Staff
Israeli security forces try to disperse Palestinian, left-wing Israeli and foreign activists, during a protest near the West Bank Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Yair in Masafer Yatta near Hebron on June 10, 2022. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images, via JTA)
September 21, 2024, 3:34 pm
Israel bars UK Jewish left-wing activist from immigrating, orders him to leave by Sunday
Doctoral student Leo Franks arrived in April as a tourist and began the aliyah process. But after arrests in the West Bank, his passport was confiscated, and now he’s being deported
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Jewish influencer Ellie Zeiler (Design by Jackie Hajdenberg/via JTA)
September 20, 2024, 7:52 am
‘My life felt meaningless’: Jewish influencer swaps jet-setting for Jerusalem
Ellie Zeiler enrolls in a seminary for Orthodox young women in the capital and is set to focus her content on life as an observant Jew, becoming first major influencer to do so
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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New Olim celebrating landing in early July at terminal 3 in Ben Gurion Airport.
September 2, 2024, 1:28 pm
Summer influx of Olim arrive in Israel’s busiest Aliyah season yet
More than 2,000 Olim arrived in Israel from North America between June and September 2024 citing Zionist ideals and solidarity with Israel as their reasons despite the ongoing war.
By Aviva Gat
New immigrants pose with Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer, ministry director-general Adv. Avichai Kahana, Jewish Agency for Israel deputy director-general Shay Felber, Nefesh B'Nefesh co-founder and chairman Tony Gelbart and Nefesh B’Nefesh co-founder and executive director of Rabbi Yehoshua Fass upon their arrival to Israel, Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv, August 22, 2024. (Nefesh B'Nefesh/Chen Galili)
August 22, 2024, 7:33 pm
Israel to see largest influx of immigrants since Oct. 7, most from North America
More than 600 new olim due on 14 flights between August 22-28, with 2,000 expected over the summer
By ToI Staff
Construction of new residential buildings on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv, May 21, 2023. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
August 6, 2024, 7:06 pm
Israel improves tax breaks for new immigrants to help first-time homebuyers
Tax changes seek to lower the costs for new immigrants on first-home purchases worth up to NIS 6 million, while cooling demand for investors to bring down housing prices
By Sharon Wrobel
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Nefesh B'Nefesh staff at Translation Tuesdays (Credit: Nefesh B'Nefesh)
June 26, 2024, 3:01 pm
From Aliyah to integration: Nefesh B’Nefesh helps Olim thrive in Israeli society
Unable to understand an electric bill? Struggling to convert a driver’s license? No problem! Nefesh B’Nefesh (NBN) can help
By Aviva Gat
Ariel Kandel stands and listens to a prospective immigrant speaking with Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, wearing a tie, at an aliyah fair in Paris, France on May 19, 2024. (Qualita)
May 21, 2024, 8:38 am
Russian immigration streams in as Israel predicts uptick in Western newcomers
Amid rising antisemitism, North American and Western European arrivals this year expected to total 15,500, more than 2.5 times the number that arrived last year, Jewish Agency says
By Canaan Lidor
An Israeli representative engages with a French health worker at Europe's first-ever MedEx immigration expo for medical professionals in Paris, March 31, 2024. (Courtesy of Nefesh B'Nefesh)
April 6, 2024, 9:47 am
European aliyah expo for health workers seeks to remedy Israel’s doctor shortage
Hundreds attend continent’s first-ever MedEx event in Paris on Sunday, receive bureaucratic and practical assistance as they consider leaving France amid unprecedented antisemitism
By Romain Chauvet
Sofia and Vladimir Popov (Courtesy).
April 5, 2024, 12:45 pm
Sonia and Vladimir Popov, 68 & 74: Came to Israel for their only child
Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Sderot on October 7
By ToI Staff
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New Olim with family members (Credit: Yonit Schiller)
February 6, 2024, 9:32 pm
Israel welcomed 720 new Olim in 2023 after the Oct. 7 attack
Aliyah is continuing despite the ongoing Iron Swords War with nearly 4,200 new Aliyah requests submitted in the last quarter of 2023, representing an increase of more than 110% compared to 2022.
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