Immigration

Some 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover

Among the new immigrants were children and the elderly, with 4,119 children and teenagers between the ages of zero and 18 and 2,426 people over 65 making aliyah over the past 11 months.

Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference about the wave of violence in Mexico, following the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as 'El Mencho', in a military operation on Sunday, at Palacio Nacional, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 23, 2026.

Mexico vows stricter action after 14th Mexican death in US migration detention

New immigrants from North America arrive at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport on March 25, 2026.

Undeterred by war, North American Jews continue to immigrate to Israel

Igor Tulchinsky in The Jerusalem Post Studios.

This quant billionaire uses AI but turns to Hasidic thought for meaning


Six migrants killed in crash during police pursuit in Bulgaria, media says

Six migrants died, and four people were injured after a Romanian-registered Skoda was carrying 10 people when it failed to stop for a check and sought to evade capture, Commissioner told bTV

Romanian border police are pictured at the Romanian-Bulgarian customs point in Giurgiu, as Romania and Bulgaria both join the Schengen bloc, Romania, December 31, 2024.

Trend of Israelis leaving post-October 7 is impossible to ignore - but why is it happening?

Official figures show that 79,000 Israelis left in 2024, while 46,000 made aliyah or returned home.

Global antisemitism is spurring some immigration to Israel, but more people left the country in the past two years than arrived.

‘Trump is your president’: Screen at Mamdani election night HQ displays pro-Trump message

After a campaign night hack, Mamdani used his speech to challenge Trump, promising to defend immigrants and hold powerful interests to account.

Screenshot of a video of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Tuesday night election party. November 4, 2025.

I love where I live: Making aliyah and finding happiness in Israel - opinion

You want to look for something wrong with the country? That’s easy; you can do that anywhere. Try searching for the good things. You’ll get an abundance of them here.

ISRAEL: ABUNDANCE of beauty. Pictured: Buttercup field near Kiryat Shmona.

Thirty-two Holocaust survivors, refugees, victims of persecution immigrated to Israel this year

The data by the Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority takes into account the time period of immigration from the beginning of the year until its publication.

Holocaust survivors celebrate their bar mitzvah at the Western Wall, January 2020

The state of aliyah: What immigration to Israel looks like in 2025

Since October 2023, the number of new immigrants to Israel has swelled to 53,765, reflecting the growing desire of Jews from all over the world to make aliyah despite the war.

 NEW IMMIGRANTS from France arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport, June 25, 2025.

The 'peace' president: Trump fights to end conflicts abroad, wages war on US democracy - opinion

Donald Trump wants to be seen as the peace president, even if the Nobel Committee doesn’t, while back at home, he is waging an all-out war on American democracy.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks at the US Ambassador’s Residence in Tokyo on Tuesday. Whatever his achievements in recent diplomacy, his administration remains one of the most inept, unqualified, corrupt, and dangerous in American history, the writer argues.

Centrist D66 party leads in Dutch election exit polls, Wilders vows to fight on from the opposition

Centrist D66, led by Rob Jetten, is on course to win the most votes in the Dutch election, beating Geert Wilders' Freedom Party.

The Party for Freedom (PVV) party leader Geert Wilders and Democrats 66 (D66) party leader Rob Jetten attend the final debate in the run-up to the House of Representatives elections, in The Hague, Netherlands, October 28, 2025

ANU Museum to host Aliyah Day celebration for immigrants

Multi-language event on Wednesday hopes to create a sense of belonging among new and veteran olim amid ongoing national challenges.

 THE ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Ramat Aviv.

Aliyah Day 2025: Turning crisis into opportunity for global Jewish unity - opinion

The State of Israel is not only the home of its citizens – it is the home of every Jew in the world.

EDNA WEINSTOCK-GABAY: ‘The past year has once again revealed the depth of unity; in the most difficult moments, there was no difference between Israelis and Jews in the Diaspora,’ she maintains.