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August 18, 2006
Prime Minister Olmert welcomed 800 new immigrants arriving at the Ben Gurion airport this week, and told them that although life here in Israel was not easy, it was the only home for the Jewish people.
Nefesh B Nefesh, the organization which assists Jewish people with the immigration process to Israel, stated that it was a memorable day for the organization, not only because 520 Jewish people had made Aliyah that day, but also it was the first time that they had assisted in European immigrants from Great Britain. Eighteen flights have been made from North America and Nefesh B Nefesh have just recently expanded into Europe. The 520 new arrivals were from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain.
The new immigrants expressed varied reasons for their desire to live in Israel. Anti-Jewish sentiment in Europe was one of the main factors in many of the European immigrants decisions, including one man being a survivor of the London underground bombing of July 2005.
Many American and Canadian immigrants expressed very little fear of personal harm in Israel. Most of their families were apprehensive to see them leave fearing for their safety, but the overall attitude among the immigrants was one of anticipation and excitement. Many of the new immigrants have been planning their Aliyah since their childhood. One couple had planned on immigrating to Israel five years after their marriage but explained that it took them ten years before it was a reality.
An overwhelming majority of immigrants just wanted to return Home to a land to which their ancestors would have loved to have had a chance to immigrate. The Jewish people have been banging to get into this country for 2,000 years and now we are finally going in.
Several of the pilots who flew in the new immigrants had actually been flying fighter jets over Lebanon only a few days prior to their arrival, according to an El Al spokesman. El Al, the Israeli airline, has been assisting immigrants to come to Israel.
Immigration rates to Israel are 6% higher this year than they were in 2005. The Jewish Agency stated that they expected 24,000 immigrants from around the world to immigrate to Israel in the year 2006. The most recent 800 immigrants brought the total to over 3,500 new immigrants to make Aliyah since the beginning of the war with Lebanon.
Prime Minister Olmert applauded the new arrivals and said that they demonstrated a firm belief in the future state of Israel.
Nefesh B Nefesh, the organization which assists Jewish people with the immigration process to Israel, stated that it was a memorable day for the organization, not only because 520 Jewish people had made Aliyah that day, but also it was the first time that they had assisted in European immigrants from Great Britain. Eighteen flights have been made from North America and Nefesh B Nefesh have just recently expanded into Europe. The 520 new arrivals were from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain.
The new immigrants expressed varied reasons for their desire to live in Israel. Anti-Jewish sentiment in Europe was one of the main factors in many of the European immigrants decisions, including one man being a survivor of the London underground bombing of July 2005.
Many American and Canadian immigrants expressed very little fear of personal harm in Israel. Most of their families were apprehensive to see them leave fearing for their safety, but the overall attitude among the immigrants was one of anticipation and excitement. Many of the new immigrants have been planning their Aliyah since their childhood. One couple had planned on immigrating to Israel five years after their marriage but explained that it took them ten years before it was a reality.
An overwhelming majority of immigrants just wanted to return Home to a land to which their ancestors would have loved to have had a chance to immigrate. The Jewish people have been banging to get into this country for 2,000 years and now we are finally going in.
Several of the pilots who flew in the new immigrants had actually been flying fighter jets over Lebanon only a few days prior to their arrival, according to an El Al spokesman. El Al, the Israeli airline, has been assisting immigrants to come to Israel.
Immigration rates to Israel are 6% higher this year than they were in 2005. The Jewish Agency stated that they expected 24,000 immigrants from around the world to immigrate to Israel in the year 2006. The most recent 800 immigrants brought the total to over 3,500 new immigrants to make Aliyah since the beginning of the war with Lebanon.
Prime Minister Olmert applauded the new arrivals and said that they demonstrated a firm belief in the future state of Israel.
