Emigration

Who should get to vote? Plans for 70,000 Israelis abroad to fly home for election sparks debate

It began with a column by Makor Rishon editor-in-chief Kalman Libeskind, who argued Israelis who have permanently moved abroad should think twice before flying back to help choose the next gov't.

An ElAl flight at Ben Gurion International Airport, February 25, 2026.
Ben Gurion Airport, May 17, 2026

Nearly one-fifth of citizens considered leaving Israel over past two years, KAN poll finds

Ben Gurion Airport, May 17, 2026

High-tech workers, doctors leaving: Emigration wave hits Israel’s top income decile

A British Airways flight at Ben-Gurion Airport, February 25, 2026.

MK Kariv warns of emigration 'tsunami' as study shows nearly 270,000 people left Israel since 2023


Why Israelis emigrate

Those remaining in Israel are increasingly ethno-nationalists such as religious Zionists, Russians, traditional-minded Sephardim and Ethiopians.

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