{"id":115671,"date":"2024-10-01T17:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=115671"},"modified":"2024-09-27T13:58:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T11:58:59","slug":"14-00-102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=115671","title":{"rendered":"World Zionist Organization Chair: Immigration to Israel Has Not Slowed Since Oct. 7, 100,000 New Olim Expected"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>World Zionist Organization Chair: Immigration to Israel Has Not Slowed Since Oct. 7, 100,000 New Olim Expected<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

Jack Elbaum<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Pro-Israel rally in Times Square, New York City, US, Oct. 8, 2023. Photo: REUTERS\/Jeenah Moon<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Jewish immigration to Israel has not slowed over the past year despite the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza<\/a>, according to the chairman of the World Zionist Organization.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yaakov Hagoel told The Algemeiner<\/em> in an interview that since Oct. 7, when Hamas-led Palestinian terrorists invaded southern Israel and launched the war, more than 29,000 people have made aliyah<\/em>, the process of Jews immigrating to Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7 attack \u2014 in which the Palestinian terror group killed 1,200 people, took another 251 hostage, and committed rampant sexual violence \u2014 began a war \u201cnot only against the State of Israel, but also against the entire Jewish people,\u201d Hagoel said. He added that the onslaught, the largest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, \u201ccaused the Jewish community in Israel and around the world to feel less safe and secure.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Since Oct. 7, antisemitism around the world has spiked to alarming levels. The Anti-Defamation League released a report in April showing antisemitic incidents in the US<\/a> rose 140 percent last year, reaching a record high. Most of the outrages occurred after Oct. 7, during the ensuing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Meanwhile, such outrages have also skyrocketed to record highs in several other countries around the world, especially in Europe<\/a>, since the Hamas atrocities. In France, for example, Jewish leaders have expressed concern<\/a> about the safety of their community if French Jews don\u2019t leave the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Consequently, Hagoel continued, \u201cJews around the world are looking for something more secure that they can rely on to raise their children and to link them to the Jewish traditions. And there\u2019s no doubt that the interest in aliyah<\/em> since Oct. 7 is related to it and hasn\u2019t happened in many, many years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to data from Israel\u2019s Central Bureau of Statistics, the number of annual immigrants to Israel since 2010 has ranged from almost 75,000 people to just 13,000 \u2014 with most years between 15,000 and 30,000. This would make the year after Oct. 7 relatively consistent with the past decade and a half.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Hagoel said he expects 100,000 new olim<\/em><\/a> \u2014 the Hebrew term for immigrants who move to Israel \u2014 to come after the Israel-Hamas war is over.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of the war, Hagoel explained, \u201cthe expectation is that they would fall dramatically and they haven\u2019t done that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But the reason people are coming is not just because of the war, he said. It is also because \u201canyone that makes aliyah<\/em> is fulfilling a dream of returning home.<\/span><\/span> <\/span>So, the security situation around the world is a trigger to expedite that will to come home.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, Hagoel added, \u201cthere has been a dramatic increase in numbers in the opening of files to express an interest in aliyah<\/em> and to begin the process \u2014 that\u2019s increased by around 300 percent since the same period last year.\u201d<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After a recent plane of new olim<\/em> came from France, Hagoel said it \u201cdemonstrates that the Jewish people are determined to continue building their future in our homeland, the land of Israel. This unprecedented aliyah<\/em> is a testament to the recognition of the global Jewish community that Israel is not just a refuge, but a beacon of hope and faith.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Asked about a message he had for the Jewish world, Hagoel emphasized the responsibility he felt to Jews across the world<\/a>, regardless if they will make aliyah<\/em>, and how important it is to help them.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said he and his organization feel a \u201cresponsibility for all the Jews who live in Israel, those who will live in Israel, and those who will never live here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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World Zionist Organization Chair: Immigration to Israel Has Not Slowed Since Oct. 7, 100,000 New Olim Expected Jack Elbaum Pro-Israel rally in Times Square, New York City, US, Oct. 8, 2023. Photo: REUTERS\/Jeenah Moon Jewish immigration to Israel has not slowed over the past year despite the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza, according to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[26,24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115671"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=115671"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115742,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115671\/revisions\/115742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=115671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=115671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=115671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}