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Number of UK Jews moving to Israel rising significantly, says minister (www.middleeasteye.net)
submitted 1 month ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
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Israel’s aliyah and integration minister has said that Israel “ranks first” for British Jews and that the number of them migrating to Israel has risen significantly since 2023.

Ofir Sofer, who is in charge of attracting and integrating Jews to Israel from abroad, was speaking to Israeli radio station Kol BaRama on Monday.

Aliyah is a key concept in Israel, in which the state facilitates for Jewish people from around the world to move to the country - often by including financial incentives.

“Three years ago we were at 300 olim from England and today we are at 900,” he said, referring to Brits deciding to move to Israel.

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

are these people fleeing antisemitism , or towards oppressing palestinians?

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The second. Also Jews get free money from Israel for colonizing Palestine

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago

The minister is pushing the party line in order to keep the flow of cannon fodder coming in. Likud has always spread the lie that the only safe place for Jews is Israel.

By any objective measures, both the UK and the US are far safer. Probably also all of western Europe.

[–] vpol@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't understand why. And I'm a Jew myself.