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Immigrants arriving in Israel, as ANU Museum of the Jewish People and Nefesh b'Nefesh mark Aliyah Day on October 18, 2026 (Yonit Schiller)
October 15, 2026, 10:14 am
Where schnitzel, pickles and alfajores sit on the same table
Immigrant foods and the Israeli dining table are the focus of Aliyah Day at ANU Museum in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative image of Israeli national identity cards in Jerusalem on January 22, 2008. (Anna Kaplan/Flash90)
September 28, 2026, 11:40 pm
Israel said to freeze immigration of 2 Jews involved in defending Palestinian rights
Lawrence Shenkin of UK and another unnamed US woman reportedly told by Population and Immigration Authority their cases now on hold, despite initial approval
By Jeremy Sharon
New immigrants arrive in Israel on a Nefesh B'Nefesh charter flight, August 20, 2025. (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
September 7, 2026, 7:17 pm
Some 20,000 immigrated to Israel since last Rosh Hashanah as Western aliyah rises
Ministry says French immigration rose 65% and US arrivals jumped 15%, but overall numbers down as Russian immigration continues to plummet
By Zev Stub
From left: Recent Jewish immigrants from New York Ron Dov, Arielle Sabol and her family, and Robin Reiter. (Courtesy)
July 26, 2026, 4:18 pm
‘Planning lives elsewhere’: These Jews are leaving NY due to antisemitism, politics
While the vast majority of Jewish New Yorkers are remaining, some are relocating to Israel or nearby states, citing Mayor Zohran Mamdani, schools and discrimination
By Agatha Khishchenko
Hezzie Raymond and Tamara Sireling Raymond, along with their 9-month-old son, attend the Aliyah Day fair at StoneX Stadium in north London, May 10, 2026. (Omri Dagan for the Jewish Agency for Israel)
May 13, 2026, 5:27 pm
Record high number of British Jews attend aliyah fair as antisemitism roils country
Some 1,200 turn out for Sunday event offering practical advice on moving to Israel amid rising levels of hatred and violence, though data doesn’t yet point to mass exodus
By Lianne Kolirin
A member of the Bnei Menashe celebrates as she arrives at Ben Gurion Airport on April 23, 2026, part of a group of new immigrants from the community in India. (Jack Guez/AFP)
April 24, 2026, 4:26 am
Group of over 250 Bnei Menashe immigrants from India lands in Israel
Newcomers are first members of the community to immigrate since government decision last year to bring around 4,600 of them to the country
By Charlie Summers and AFP
New immigrants arrive on the Nefesh B'Nefesh charter flight, August 20, 2025 (Yonit Schiller)
April 3, 2026, 10:29 am
As Anglo immigration grows, developers rethink ways to cultivate communal roots
From rabbi-led neighborhoods to group purchases, new approaches aim to ease immigrants’ transition as a post-Oct. 7 wave of newcomers seeks to blend American comforts with the Zionist dream
By Zev Stub
Illustrative image of the American and Israeli flags. (3dmitry; iStock by Getty Images)
February 26, 2026, 2:15 pm
New US immigrants to Israel no longer need to double-pay social security, under new law
Legislation means that for their first 5 years in country, self-employed Americans can now avoid losing an extra 15% of their income by paying social security to both countries
By Zev Stub
96-year-old Holocaust survivor Charlotte Roth celebrates her immigration to Israel with one of her great-great-grandchildren, February 18, 2026 (Nefesh B'Nefesh)
February 20, 2026, 4:12 pm
‘Deep joy and strength’: 96-year-old Holocaust survivor is Israel’s newest immigrant
After losing her entire immediate family, Charlotte Roth rebuilt her life in US and spent decades living in Cleveland. Now, the matriarch of four generations is settling in Netanya
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
Columbia graduate Chloe Katz holds a sign reading, 'The Jewish nation lives on,' as she prepares to embark on her move to Israel, August 2025. (Courtesy)
December 2, 2025, 2:03 am
How campus antisemitism is spurring a new wave of US college graduates to move to Israel
One expert says students are deepening their networks in Jewish and Israel-focused circles to ‘simply be with people who get it,’ often opening the path to immigration
By Simone Saidmehr
New immigrants arrive in Israel on a Nefesh B'Nefesh charter flight, August 20, 2025. (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
November 6, 2025, 12:59 pm
Israel unveils 0% tax rate for 2026’s immigrants and returning residents
Program will expand existing benefits and tax incentives for new arrivals, as government prioritizes immigration as an economic driver of growth
By Zev Stub
At Amit Amital School in Netanya, Isabella Vinci taught English as part of a Masa program, November 2022. (Courtesy via JTA)
October 25, 2025, 6:48 am
Highlighting Diaspora rift, Israel rejects US immigration applicant over Zoom-era conversion
Critics say the rebuffing of Isabella Vinci, who spent Shabbats with an Orthodox host family and taught English in an Israeli public school, defies a 2005 High Court ruling
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Immigration and Absorption Ministry Director General Avichai Kahana speaks at a summit on boosting Aliyah in Tel Aviv, October 22, 2025 (GPO)
October 23, 2025, 3:51 pm
New immigration plan seeks to match olim with jobs before they arrive in Israel
With companies needing new talent to fill some 35,000 vacant positions in industry and high-tech, government officials say the program is a ‘win-win’
By Zev Stub
New immigrants arrive in Israel after a Nefesh B'Nefesh charter flight, August 20, 2025. (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
September 14, 2025, 7:37 am
Even as Western aliyah picks up, new arrivals replace fewer than half of Israeli emigrants
With Russian-speakers no longer moving in high numbers, immigration is trending downward, but Americans, French and others are upping arrivals, spurred by October 7
By Zev Stub
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