Jerusalem
IMMIGRATION TO ISRAEL UP BY NEARLY 30% THANKS TO RUSSIAN SPEAKERS
Immigration by Jews and their relatives to
The 29 percent jump to 16,005 arrivals owed largely to movement by Russian speakers from countries facing financial problems, nationalism and crackdowns on civil liberties.
Immigrants from countries that were part of the former
The vast majority of Russian-speaking immigrants came from Russia, where aliyah rose by 72 percent to 7,884 arrivals this year, and
French Aliyah dropped by 21 percent, to 795 arrivals.
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