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Israeli expatriates returning home in record numbers

Immigration Ministry brings back 22,470 Israelis living abroad in 2.5 years; mostly from the US & Canada.

A record number of 22,470 Israelis who were living abroad returned to Israel in the past two-and-a-half years, according to a report by the Immigrant Absorption Ministry released on Monday.m
El Al airplanes sit on the runway - Photo: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

El Al airplanes sit on the runway – Photo: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

The ministry initiated a campaign to bring back Israeli citizens living abroad in May 2010.

Until then, a smaller number of Israelis returned each year; in the early 2000s, about 4,000 came back every year.

The amount started growing since 2008 and reached a peak in 2010 when about 11,000 citizens returned.

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