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Young students in a classroom in the ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, August 25, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
David Horovitz
Op-ed
David Horovitz
Why these elections are the last chance to save Israel from its ‘spiral of collapse’
Israel's entire education system is in crisis. And its fastest-growing community, the ultra-Orthodox, is getting by far the worst education of all. An inadequate education spells a non-competitive workforce, a weakened army, and a country that simply won't survive
Illustrative: Passengers at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport, August 1, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 6, 2026, 10:06 pm
Emigration of doctors, engineers, other highly educated Israelis hits record high
Israel Tax Authority research finds a near-doubling in five years of skilled, high-earning Israelis leaving; expert warns the trend risks becoming a spiral effect, difficult to reverse
By Sharon Wrobel
Passengers at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, July 16, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 3, 2026, 4:46 pm
Record Israeli emigration continued for third consecutive year in 2025, study finds
Using travel data, Tel Aviv University researchers estimate that between 45,000 and 50,000 Israelis left the country in each of the past three years, amid war and increased political strife
By Zev Stub
A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a banner reading: 'Boycott Israeli apartheid' during a protest in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (Bernat Armangue/AP Photo)
January 4, 2026, 2:17 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 4: Day 821 – Will Spain’s Israel boycott set precedent for other countries?
Diaspora affairs reporter Zev Stub discusses Spanish embargo and Israeli immigration stats; reporter Diana Bletter reviews life in Kiryat Shmona and scientific research highlights
By Jessica Steinberg, Zev Stub and Diana Bletter
Illustrative: People standing in line to go through passport control at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
December 17, 2025, 9:01 pm
Brain drain: 12% of Israelis with PhDs lived abroad last year, state report finds
6% of those with degrees, 25% with math doctorates have left country, says Central Bureau of Statistics; exodus of educated professionals a threat to Israel, warn academic leaders
By Zev Stub
Travelers at Ben Gurion International Airport, October 23, 2025. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 23, 2025, 5:34 pm
Over 1 in 4 Israelis considering leaving the country, poll finds
30% of Arabs, 26% of Jews thinking of emigrating, IDI says; secular Jews more inclined than religious; security, politics, employment and cost of living are top concerns
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: People standing in line to go through passport control at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
October 20, 2025, 4:51 pm
Hidden cost of war: 125,000 Israelis emigrated between 2022 and 2024
Knesset report shows a ‘tsunami’ of Israelis leaving the country with no plans to return, possibly linked to Gaza war
By Zev Stub
Protesters take part in a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people and to demand the end of the war in Gaza, in Surabaya, Indonesia, on February 2, 2025. (JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP)
March 26, 2025, 8:07 pm
100 Gazans set to move to Indonesia as part of pilot work program — report
If the trial is successful, Israel said to hope thousands will follow and possibly permanently resettle in south Asian country
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: The Israeli flag flies over a a kosher restaurant in Amsterdam, Thursday Dec. 7, 2017 (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
January 15, 2025, 5:17 pm
Dutch Jewry is growing slowly — but only thanks to Israeli migration
New report finds that without the steady influx of Israelis moving to the Netherlands, population of about 35,000 Jews would gradually decline
By Zev Stub
Michal Harel, left, and her husband show the website they set up to help Israelis navigate a move to Canada, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, December 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Rob Gillies)
December 20, 2024, 3:06 pm
For thousands of Jews, Israel doesn’t feel safe after Oct. 7 — so they’re leaving
Leading demographer says 2024 may be rare year where more people leave Israel than move there; some still grapple with stigma: ‘My God, are we really doing this?’
By AP and ToI Staff
Passengers look at a departure board at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, as flights are canceled and delayed because of a massive surprise attack by Hamas, on October 7, 2023. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)
July 19, 2024, 3:44 am
Data shows post-Oct. 7 emigration surge from Israel, which has since stabilized
More Israelis were already moving abroad mid-2023 compared to previous year, but departures spiked after Hamas-led attack, before quickly going back down in following months
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a message on Israel's war with Hamas, January 10, 2024. (Video screenshot)
January 10, 2024, 11:30 pm
Netanyahu: Let me be clear — Israel has no intention of displacing Gaza’s population
PM says IDF will also not permanently occupy the Strip; Likud MK: Netanyahu told me he’d like Gaza voluntary migration but is under US pressure
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Palestinians walk after fleeing from their homes in Gaza City to the southern part of Gaza, November 11, 2023. (Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90)
January 4, 2024, 4:46 pm
UN, EU, Arab states heap condemnation on far-right calls for Gazan emigration
UN human rights chief says he’s ‘very disturbed’ over repeated comments by Ben Gvir, Smotrich; Qatar, Saudi Arabia slam idea as violation of international law
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Palestinians fleeing Gaza City towards the southern areas walk on a road in the Strip on November 7, 2023. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
January 4, 2024, 12:56 pm
Likud minister slams Smotrich, Ben Gvir’s ‘unrealistic’ call for Gazan emigration
‘It’s clear that the international community won’t accept it,’ argues Miki Zohar in response to calls for ‘voluntary’ resettlement of Palestinians; Shasha-Biton also condemns plan
By Sam Sokol
Religious Zionism party leader Bezalel Smotrich (right) and Otzma Yehudit party leader Itamar Ben Gvir at the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, December 28, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
January 3, 2024, 4:01 am
US slams ‘irresponsible’ calls by Smotrich and Ben Gvir for emigration of Gazans
State Dept issues rare, unprompted critique of ministers by name, days after Biden pressed PM to rein in far-right partners; Ben Gvir unfazed: ‘We are not another star in the US flag’
By Jacob Magid
Some Israelis are trying to leave the country over the political upheaval there, according to accounts from Israelis and organizations that help them emigrate. (Collage by Grace Yagel via JTA)
March 21, 2023, 9:08 am
‘My home is being undone’: Alarmed by Israel’s direction, more citizens weigh leaving
‘Who am I to fight against what the majority has accepted?’ asks one, as coalition’s judicial overhaul advances; emigration facilitator sees 4-fold inquiry increase over last year
By Deborah Danan
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