Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of aliyah (“ascent”), the practice of diaspora Jews immigrating to Israel, generally facilitated by its Law of Return.
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News French Chief Rabbi Haim Korsia Pushes Back on Israel Immigration Call
France’s chief rabbi rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion that European Jews should flee to Israel. “France without Jews is not France,” Rabbi Haim Korsia said, speaking at a press conference after a February 19 event with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio at the Park East Synagogue in Manhattan. “[Netanyahu’s] job is…
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Opinion Don’t Lecture, Listen to Europe’s Jews
First Paris, now Copenhagen. This annus horribilis for European Jews has become even more frightening, as the names of capital cities are now synonymous with anti-Semitic attacks creeping across the continent. We hesitate to ask, but — will the list grow? Israeli officials, aggressively led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have a ready answer to…
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Breaking News Denmark Jews Say No to Israel — Plan To Stay
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s calls for Jews to move to Israel after attacks in Paris and Copenhagen may strike a chord with thousands of French Jews but will likely fall on deaf ears in Denmark. While French Jews are moving to Israel at an unprecedented rate, Danish Jews embrace their country. Denmark has a generous…
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Breaking News Shimon Peres Refutes Benjamin Netanyahu’s Aliyah Call to Europe Jews
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres repudiated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for embattled European Jews to move en masse to Israel. “Come because you want to live in Israel,” Peres said Sunday night in New York. “Jews can live all over the world,” he said. “Just keep your children Jewish.” Peres did not specifically…
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Breaking News Israel Cabinet Approves $46 Million Europe Immigration Plan
Israel’s Cabinet approved a more than $46 million plan to encourage immigration and to adapt the absorption process to Jews from France, Belgium and Ukraine. The plan was approved Sunday, hours after a gunman killed a volunteer Jewish guard at a synagogue in Copenhagen. “We say to Jews, to our brothers and sisters: Israel is…
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Breaking News Jack Lew Meets With French Jewish Leaders
The Jews of France are committed to remaining in their country, U.S. Treasury secretary Jacob Lew said after meeting with the community’s leadership in Paris. “What I heard was a real desire to stay in France and have France be a place where they felt safe,” Lew told reporters from the Jewish media in a…
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Breaking News France’s Francois Hollande Pleads With Jews To Stay
President Francois Hollande appeared to rebuff Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s invitation for French Jews to emigrate, by promising on Tuesday to protect them from anti-Semitism and telling them: “Your place is here.” “You, French people of the Jewish faith, your place is here, in your home. France is your country,” Hollande said in a…
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Breaking News French Immigrants Find Peace of Mind in Israel — But ‘Ou Est Le Fromage’?
(Reuters) — At a busy supermarket in Jerusalem a smartly dressed woman, recently arrived in Israel, was stopping shoppers to ask if anyone spoke French. Having found a candidate, her first question was: “Where’s the cheese counter?” For Jews coming to “the Jewish state” from all corners reached by the diaspora, the move may bring…
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