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Illustrative: Hebrew and English signs on Ko Pha Ngan in Thailand, August 17, 2019. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
August 14, 2026, 1:45 pm
Driven by prolonged conflict and ideological shift, more Israelis seek quiet life abroad
Emigrees cite political drift rightward, social stagnation, ‘endless and pointless wars’ as they depart Jewish state in droves; experts increasingly concerned about ‘brain drain’
By Deborah Danan
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
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
Children participating in a Yom Kippur event at the Palo Alto JCC, October 2017. (Ilyanne Photographic Art/via JTA)
December 19, 2017, 1:30 pm
Israelis are flocking to this Silicon Valley community center
With a population estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands, a variety of new Hebrew programs aimed at Israeli expats are emerging
By Ben Sales
Lior Zaltzman
September 20, 2017, 12:37 pm
Lior Zaltzman
Rosh Hashanah is not the same in the US
When you’re an Israeli outside of Israel, the real challenge is taking Jewish secularism for granted
Rachel Sharansky Danziger
August 20, 2017, 1:11 pm
Rachel Sharansky Danziger
Our tree in Israel
This time next week she and her family will be walking through the streets of a strange and new city
Ben Gurion in February 2012 (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
October 14, 2014, 6:46 pm
Israeli emigration rates at all-time low
Despite high cost of living and much handwringing, data shows decline in citizens relocating abroad
By ToI Staff
Supermarket shelves (illustrative photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 6, 2014, 1:53 pm
Israelis in Berlin tout cheap groceries, encourage emigration
Finance Ministry’s former director says group urging Israelis to leave country represents a new moral low
By Spencer Ho
A Jerusalem branch of Bank Hapoalim. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 19, 2014, 7:57 am
65% of Israelis concerned about financial future
Government study finds rising tide of pessimism over economy, job prospects
By ToI Staff
Rina Ne'eman
April 15, 2013, 2:58 pm
Rina Ne'eman
Standing alone and far away on Memorial Day
Did leaving Israel mean forsaking those who died so that we can live in our own country?
The growing number of Israelis living in Berlin is reflected by the recent opening of several hummus joints, including Sababa, photographed in 2012. (Assaf Uni)
September 3, 2012, 11:12 am
Israelis in Berlin buying their strudel with welfare
Germany’s embassy in Israel estimates it issues 3,000 new passports to Israelis each year. As the sabra population grows in Berlin, some are chastising their compatriots for relying on public assistance
By Assaf Uni
Alli Magidsohn
June 28, 2012, 11:58 am
Alli Magidsohn
The little things I’ll miss about Israel
Naturally, there are plenty of aspects about life here that I’m happy to leave behind, but on the flip-side…
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