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.
My dad’s an IDF veteran. My grandparents founded a kibbutz. Growing up in Denmark, I took my Jewishness for granted. But my experience of Israel’s degrading, racist immigration process changed all that
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A nomadic couple says life is best while traveling back and forth between Israel and Switzerland, and a lawyer who says big cases are not the ones that generate the most joy
The Ethiopians, among about 8,000 with Jewish ancestry awaiting immigration to Israel, had been tested for COVID-19 prior to arriving
American-Israeli developer Jack Leibowitz justified the establishment of the 300-household community as the only way to attract wealthy American Jews to Israel
Decision overrules Jewish Agency, which had formally recognized the 2,000-strong Abayudaya community several years ago. A ruling in favor of the state could have serious repercussions for 'emerging Jewish communities’ around the world
Immigrants at the absorption center in Kiryat Yam were surprised by the request to leave, most likely in order to make place for families arriving from Ethiopia. 'We need answers,' one told Haaretz
A Canadian who came to Israel to attend high school and then decided to stay, and an American expat leading guided tours from the comfort of her living room
Canada-based Return Ministries is being asked to leave the education center after its social media posts implied it was proselytizing new immigrants
How one man’s quest, half a century ago, for the right to define his own family’s identity unwittingly set up a momentous clash between Israel’s secular and religious power centers, changed the Law of Return and still fuels conflict over who is a Jew
A surge was predicted when it appeared that Israel was managing COVID-19 infection rates more effectively than other Western countries, but it never materialized
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An American lawyer who moved to Israel for love, and an Israeli couple who relocated to Philadelphia to advance their careers just as the coronavirus crisis hit
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Two Israelis who love their country unconditionally
A forgotten 10-page letter exposes the method with which Zionist pioneers persuaded Baron de Rothschild to give them money
Report by London-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research finds that Europe accounts for same percentage of worldwide Jews today as it did nearly 1,000 years ago ■ 70,000 Israeli-born Jews live permanently in Europe
An Italian expat who believes that only in Israel a Jew can focus on what he is, and a Russian expat who doesn't feel at home in her homeland
Last week at the Tel Aviv airport: A family split apart by the coronavirus pandemic and Israeli bureaucracy, and a couple determined to stay active no matter what
We spent three weeks quarantined in our hometown, New Rochelle. But in Jerusalem, we’ve found lockdown, little leadership and a pandemic out of control. Our dream of return has turned into a nightmare
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: One Israeli goes on adventures on the American road, and another's long-distance relationship endures during the coronavirus pandemic
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An Israeli decides to embrace minimalism amid a pandemic, and two American expats explain why they made aliyah
A proposal pending final approval would significantly reduce the time required for mandatory FBI background checks of prospective immigrants to Israel
Immigration and Absorption Ministry wants extra $122 million annually over the next five years
Prof. Sergio DellaPergola says high unemployment rate, coupled with political discontent, could drive young Israelis away; challenges government’s rosy coronavirus aliyah forecasts
Thirty-four immigrants are third group to come since coronavirus struck
A major post-coronavirus shakedown is about to hit Jewish institutional life. Who is best prepared to survive it?
Fewer than 500 Americans moved to Israel in January-June, official figures show, with total immigration down to 8,235 compared to 16,244 in same period last year
Herzog predicted Israel would see 250,000 new immigrants in the next few years, saying calls to the agency from English-speaking countries had increased 50 percent
There was a 20 percent decrease in the number of new 'olim' opting to live over the Green Line in Israeli settlements between 2015 and 2018
Israeli government authority warns aliyah organization it could lose state funding if it doesn’t get its house in order; NBN responds that audit was ’standard’ and majority of required revisions have already been implemented
Officials' projections, based on aliyah groups' estimates of a rise they link to coronavirus pandemic, are detached from reality
Forecasts presented by Pnina Tamano-Shata at Knesset committee differ substantially from those of Jewish Agency