Emigration

US still committed to disarming Hamas, source says, after Katz claims it will not happen - report

"There is no need to believe or guess," the source told KAN News. "Only to cooperate with the Peace Council's plan to remove Hamas from all its weapons and rule in Gaza."

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a plenum session and a vote on a bill to split the duties and powers currently held by the attorney general between two separate officeholders, at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.
More attention must be paid to people who want to leave Israel, and more must be done to help them change their minds and decide to stay, says the writer.

Israel needs to stop losing its people and start giving them reasons to stay - opinion

People stand at the departure gate of an airport.

Men more likely than women to say Israel challenges cause them to consider emigration - poll

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general elections in Netanya, September 1, 2026.

Ben-Gvir unveils 'Disengagement 710' Gaza voluntary emigration plan ahead of elections


One in four Palestinians wanted to leave West Bank, Gaza before war - poll

Young Palestinians are likely to want to emigrate from Gaza and the West Bank to seek better economies in Turkey, Germany and Canada.

 Palestinians leave Rafah, in fear of an Israeli military operation, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip, February 13, 2024.

Nearly half of British Jews considering leaving amid surge in antisemitism

70% of British Jews conceal their Jewish identity in public.

 British Jews march against antisemitism, 26 November, 2023.

A visit to Ben-Gurion Airport’s departures terminal – Who is flying out and why?

The departures terminal at Ben-Gurion is usually a hubbub of sound, with a good portion of it coming from loud, rapid-fire Hebrew. But on this Wednesday morning, there was almost none to be heard.

El Al Israel Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2020.

My word: Flight or fight mode

Where is the patriotism of people who are leaving Israel because of the political turmoil?

 DOCTORS ATTEND an emergency conference in Jerusalem last month organized by the Histadrut labor federation on the government’s judicial reform.

Will judicial reform make Israel's doctors flee overseas? - comment

Do some smart and talented Israelis look for and find greener pastures abroad? Certainly. But some smart and talented Jews from abroad also look and find greener pastures here.

Doctors and other health professionals protest judicial reform on Monday in Jerusalem.

Israel's biggest issues are settlers, haredi birthrate, liberals leaving - opinion

This scenario is too horrifying to contemplate, so most Israelis do not. Yet Israel has the classic characteristics of societies that are at risk of civil war.

 IDF SOLDIERS STAND close to the scene of an attack by a Palestinian assailant near Neve Tzuf, in the West Bank, on Tuesday.

More Israeli citizens are comfortable leaving the Promised Land - opinion

In the past, emigration from Israel was perceived as a sign of weakness and an act of prioritizing personal and material aspirations over collective commitment.

UNAFFORDABLE for some Israelis, no matter how much they work they can’t afford to live well in the country and have considered moving abroad.

UK home secretary defends extreme immigration rhetoric

"I will not shy away from saying we have a problem with people exploiting [our] generosity, breaking our laws and undermining our system."

Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrives for Day 3 of G7 Interior Ministers.

Stricken Lebanon endures 3rd exodus as its people flee disaster

Financial collapse has caused the number of emigrants to increase by 450% in just one year, with many professionals and young people hoping for a better life elsewhere.

A demonstrator waves the Lebanese flag in front of riot police during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, August 8, 2020

Will Jews do 'reverse aliyah' and leave Israel for other lands? - opinion

One of the areas in which we certainly excel is kvetching. We are world-class kvetchers and complainers – about anything and everything.

 ‘HOW CAN you possibly teach a dog to speak?’