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Israeli brain drain

Students seen at the campus of Mount Scopus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on October 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 16, 2026, 10:55 am
2 Israeli universities listed among top 100 worldwide in Shanghai Ranking
Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Weizmann Institute both hold places in list, while the Technion falls out of top 100
By ToI Staff
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
Illustrative. An employee works in the tech sector. (Hadas Porush/ Flash90)
May 31, 2026, 9:34 pm
After record year, Israeli tech brain drain raises fears for future growth – report
Israel Innovation Authority says R&D activity and management of startups are increasingly moving abroad amid AI-related changes, and as strong shekel raises costs
By Sharon Wrobel
Traffic on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, December 29, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
January 1, 2026, 4:22 pm
After record year, some in Israeli tech fear its future won’t be in Israel
Optimism abounds after 2025 sees unprecedented gains even amid war, but exodus of talent and tax revenue fuels concern that the country’s main economic driver may be on its way out
By Sharon Wrobel
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a press conference on Nov. 2 in Jerusalem. (Courtesy of Finance Ministry)
November 2, 2025, 9:39 pm
Israel rolls out tax benefits to lure back tech talent and investments after Gaza war
Finance Minister Smotrich says reform will simplify tax processes and provide tax breaks and regulatory certainty for investors in Israeli funds and tech companies
By Sharon Wrobel
For illustration: Workers in a startup.(Vadim_Key; iStock by Getty Images)
July 10, 2025, 10:41 pm
Israel’s Cyberstarts launches $300 million fund to help startups retain top talent
Founded by tech veteran Gili Raanan, the VC firm says it will allow employees to cash out some of their vested shares without leaving the company; the fund was an early investor in Wiz
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative. An employee works in the tech sector. (Hadas Porush/ Flash90)
April 7, 2025, 12:55 am
War spurs brain drain, outflow of Israeli high-tech employees, report finds
Israel Innovation Authority’s snapshot of employment trends shows 8,300 high-tech workers left Israel from Oct. 2023 to July 2024, with intent to stay away for at least a year
By Sharon Wrobel
US investor Sender Cohen (right) and venture capitalist Michael Eisenberg co-host a conference and networking event in New York, February 2025. (Courtesy)
February 10, 2025, 7:20 pm
US investor Sender Cohen seeks to raise $800m for Israeli science and innovation lab
Founder of new Nevo hub, who managed portfolios for George Soros and Stanley Druckenmiller, says Israel needs a top-tier research lab to reverse brain drain and attract top talent
By Sharon Wrobel
Prof. Aaron Ciechanover speaks at a protest against the planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, on April 29, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 20, 2024, 7:01 pm
Nobel and Israel Prize laureate: ‘We won’t have a state’ if brain drain continues
Prof. Aaron Ciechanover of the Technion issues dire warning at ‘National Emergency Conference’ attended by top businessmen and academics
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of a man at an airport/travel (Chalabala; iStock by Getty Images)
June 5, 2019, 2:54 pm
Losing our best minds: Startup Nation sees brain drain, fall in productivity
For every graduate who returns to Israel, 4.5 emigrate; ‘exceptionally small’ number of people responsible for propelling the economy, report says; also warns of growing inequality
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative. An IDF soldier from the C4I Corps types on a computer. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
October 23, 2017, 6:56 pm
IDF gains small win in battle for brains in face of startup nation’s siren song
Military sees drop in number of officers leaving for the private sector; mulls plan to lease out recruits to the civilian tech world
By Shoshanna Solomon
Israeli academics teaching abroad discuss job prospects in Israel at an event sponsored by the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities (Courtesy)
December 23, 2015, 7:51 pm
Israeli job fair looks to reverse academic brain drain
With over 21,000 Israeli teachers, researchers working overseas, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities wants to help them come home
By David Shamah
Officials from El Al Israel Airlines and Boston's Massachusetts Port Authority carry the US and Israeli flags during a launch ceremony for El Al's new Boston-TLV nonstop flights, held on June 28, 2015 at Logan International Airport. (Matt Lebovic)
June 29, 2015, 1:08 pm
First nonstop Boston-TLV route launched by El Al
Trading on strong business ties as well as tourism, Boston flight is to become the fastest between the US and Israel of any airline
By Matt Lebovic
Hebrew University President Professor Menachem Ben-Sasson, center, looks on as Nobel Prize winner Robert Aumann, left, greets Nobel Prize winner Yuan T Lee at an international science event held at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, August 2012 (Photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)
January 24, 2014, 1:54 pm
Who’s most innovative of all? Not Israel, says Bloomberg
This year’s Global Innovation Quotient furnishes a reality check for the Start-Up Nation
By David Shamah
Israeli students seen on the first day of the new academic year. October 21, 2012. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 28, 2013, 2:27 am
Israeli groups bring new ideas to ‘brain drain’ battle
Offering professional guidance and range of job opportunities, organizations are working to draw Israeli academics back home
By Ben Sales
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