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| June 20, 2014
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Are there really 750,000 Israelis residing in the United States?

Precise data differ between the different governmental sources or Jewish organizations, not to mention, how does one define an Israeli?

By Haim Handwerker

 

NEW YORK – It’s not easy to find accurate data about the number of Israelis living in the United States. The Israeli government and the Jewish Agency are in5e simple fact that no one has precise numbers. Be that as it may, the numbers being bandied about these days range from 200,000 to 1 million.
A recent event organized by IAC in Los Angeles.

A recent event organized by IAC in Los Angeles. An estimated 15,000 Israelis attended. – Source: Haaretz

Drawing on estimates of Israeli government ministries and the Agency, Sagi Balasha, CEO of the Los Angeles-based Israeli American Council which represents Israelis and promotes their interests, believes that there are between 500,000 and 800,000 Israelis living in the United States.

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| December 2, 2012
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Netanyahu: Human Trafficking in Israel is a Thing of the Past

PM Binyamin Netanyahu declared the problems of human trafficking & illegal immigration “have been solved.”

By David Lev

 

At an annual event discussing ways to end human trafficking, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu declared that the problem of illegal immigration into Israel “has been solved.” With no more than a few dozen illegals managing to get into Israel in recent months, Netanyahu said that for all intents and purposes, his government had managed to put an end to illegal immigration, and with it, the problem of human trafficking.

At the ceremony celebrating the end of human trafficking in Israel

At the ceremony celebrating the end of human trafficking in Israel
Koby Gideon

“Human trafficking, human torture, and murder of children were phenomena that accompanied the parade of illegals that entered the country. Continue Reading »

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| August 7, 2012
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Israeli Emigration at 40-Year Low; Israelies are Staying Home

The number of Israelis leaving home for the Diaspora declined to a 40-year low, & many “yordim”  (emigrants) – are returning Home.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

The number of Israelis leaving home for the Diaspora declined to a 40-year low, and many “yordim” – emigrants – are returning.

The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) released data for 2010, the latest period available, and said that the number of Israelis who left the country to live elsewhere was 15,600, 300 fewer than in 2009. Most of the emigrants are from Europe, and only 23 percent are American.

After taking into account new immigrants, the figure for net emigration was only 5,400, which is slightly more than in 2009. Continue Reading »

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