The Hebrew term for Jewish immigration to Israel, Aliyah is one of the basic tenets of Zionism.
Aliyah is enshrined in Israel’s Law of Return which states that any Jew has the right to immigrate to Israel and acquire Israeli citizenship.
This is the first group of Falashmura, descendants of Ethiopian Jews who converted to Christianity, to arrive in Israel as a result of an Israeli decision to bring 1,000 of the 8,000 still waiting in Ethiopia
David Ben Moshe was converted by an Orthodox rabbi in Baltimore in 2017, but his attempt to make aliyah to Israel has been rejected because he didn’t subsequently spend 9 months among local Jewish community in Maryland
Colombian sisters, ages 15 and 12, were detained for 8 hours at Ben-Gurion Airport before being deported in November. ‘This is not the way Jews should be treating Jews,’ fumes their stepfather
Total immigration to Israel shows modest increase of 5 percent over the past 12 months, according to Jewish Agency estimates, although numbers making aliyah from France slumped 25 percent
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A Portuguese Jew's incredible journey to Israel
The team, which is based in the U.S, consists of a record-breaking seven members. Among them are a disabled man and an inexperienced recruit from an online advertisement
Boris Gulko was one of the best-known Russian Jews to be denied an opportunity to leave the Soviet Union. The only chess grandmaster to ever beat Kasparov three times is now moving to Israel
Plus, a new production of 'West Side Story' in Jerusalem and a 5k charity run for Hanukkah
Two-thirds of respondents anticipate that anti-Semitism will increase 'significantly' or 'somewhat' over next five to 10 years, but most rule out emigration
Julie Weinberg-Connors, who was detained at Ben-Gurion International Airport two months ago, is expected to receive her immigrant’s visa on Tuesday
I’m sorry for those enlightened, cosmopolitan Jews, but this must be said openly: Their mission to rehabilitate the haters and discover the light in their hearts has ended
Western Jews are threatened by assimilation and only in Israel is it possible to live on any point of the Jewish spectrum, and especially on the secular end, without needing to assimilate
Russian-government owned Sberbank stated Mabelianov took advantage of his religion in order to flee his financial obligations, but he claims he moved to Israel for Zionist reasons, and due to mounting anti-Semitism in Russia
The new nation-state law might mean the prevention of immigration by anyone not Jewish based on Jewish law – something that reflects the influence of evangelical Christianity
In her brand new memoir, Alice Shalvi reflects back on a remarkable career, as well as on some of the more painful chapters of her life - including her own traumatic #MeToo moment
Because of their ages, the baseball players will not have to serve in the Israeli army after becoming Israeli citizens
After government decision to absorb only 1,000 Ethiopians from the community, activists warn that those remaining may now launch hunger strikes or even set out for Israel by foot
In letter to ministers, attorney general says government plan to allow 1,000 Ethiopian non-Jews whose children are in Israel to immigrate will make it legally harder to defend denying other family reunification schemes
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A group of young Diaspora Jews talk about what Zionism means to them; an Israeli tour guide recalls how a busload of Jews and Arabs in Slovenia realized they weren't so different
After a promising first half, the all-immigrant team lost as Elizur Yafo came from behind to secure the win
Eight left-wingers whose views run strongly counter to the current Israeli government explain why they want to live in the Jewish state and fight for a different future
MK Ksenia Svetlova wants new categorization for hundreds of thousands of olim, many from the former Soviet Union, who find their current treatment by Israel ‘offensive and insulting’
No one told Karen Muscara that while studying for her conversion she would be without legal status and vulnerable to mistreatment: Her conversion was yet to be recognized when she was killed in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem
The new migrants will be accepted on the grounds that they already have children who migrated to Israel
From the water you drink, to the beach you enjoy, when you pop over for your brother’s or your cousin’s bar mitzvah back home, you’re choosing to be superior, and that is patently immoral
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Why this young Saint Petersburg resident left his family and moved to Israel
David Ben David, who died this month at 98, foiled the British and later fought in a legendary losing battle during the War of Independence
Lawyers for applicants rejected without clear explanations find it tough to challenge many of these cases legally, and accuse government agencies handling immigration of a lack of transparency
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Two young L.A. women explain why they decided to rough it out on Birthright trip to Israel ■ What it's like to be on the verge of being drafted into the Israeli army