The Jewish Agency for Israel published its official year-end data on Aliyah during 2018. According to the figures, more than 29,600 people immigrated to Israel from around the world this year, compared with 28,220 new immigrants in 2017, a 5-percent increase year over year.
The country with the largest number of olim in 2018 was Russia, with approximately more than 10,500 immigrants, representing a 45-percent increase from last year. Also within the former Soviet Union, more than 6,500 people made Aliyah from Ukraine, a 9-percent decrease from 2017.
A total of 3,550 individuals immigrated to Israel from North America, similar to last year’s figure, according to data coordinated with Nefesh B’Nefesh.
Read more at Arutz Sheva.
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i hope that they’re not tzionim
HOW MANY OF THESE OLIM WERE JEWISH – OR – DOESN’T THE “JEWISH” AGENCY CARE?
We have to ensure the Zionists dont teach them kefira
I made Aliyah, and the so called “Kefira” is taking me over little by little.
I already got to a stage that I believe the State of Israel is a positive thing for the Jewish people (under the current circumstances) and that Harav Kuk Zy”a was in fact Shomer Shabbos.
Please Daven for me.
What do the Russians gain from moving to Israel?