Emigration

Likud loses ground as poll shows opposition gains, resistance to legislative blitz - poll

A new poll found 49% would back the anti-Netanyahu bloc, compared with 36% for Netanyahu’s bloc, while 12% remain undecided and 3% support neither camp.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara cast their vote during the elections for the Likud Central Committee, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, November 25, 2025
Palestinians live among the ruins of their destroyed homes after returning to the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, February 8, 2026

Nearly 80% of Gazans open to emigrating from Strip, COGAT survey finds - exclusive

A Syrian family returns on May 11, 2026 from Turkey.

After Assad’s fall, Syrians weigh homecoming against hard reality - analysis

Global antisemitism is spurring some immigration to Israel, but more people left the country in the past two years than arrived.

Lessons from Iran’s brain drain: Expert warns emigration puts Israel’s security at risk


More than 500 migrants arrive in Italy as rescue ships dock

The influx of migrants, rescued by a Doctors without Borders (MSF) vessel, is a point of pressure for Italy's new right-wing government.

 Migrants disembark at the port of Pozzallo after spending nearly two weeks on board the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)-operated Ocean Viking

Poverty in Lebanon's 'city of billionaires' drives deadly migration

After a migrant boat tragically sunk, leaving 94 dead in an ill-fated voyage, new light is shed shed on poverty in Lebanon.

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Nearly 50% of Arab youth consider emigrating abroad, survey finds

The country with the highest percentage was Lebanon, with 77%, while Saudi Arabia and the UAE had only 3% each.

Zainab Sharaf al-Deen, 18, is seen holding a placard alongside others at an anti-government protest in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 22, 2019.

Musician John Legend says Americans will leave the US if Trump reelected

"I think [Trump's] handling of the pandemic has been embarrassing to the entire nation and has caused so much loss of life that was preventable," he said.

John Legend performs before the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game, February 1, 2015

Palestinian planned city founder aims to face settlements with innovation

Aal-Ard initiative hopes to help Palestinians stay on their lands, fight emigration

A Palestinian laborer works on a construction site in the new Palestinian town dubbed Rawabi or "The Hills", near the West Bank city of Ramallah

Israelis look to Inquisition roots to get Portuguese passports

The citizenship application takes around two years. Some 20 percent are approved.

Gates, passport control and toilets signs are seen at Lisbon's airport, Portugal June 24, 2016.

Canada denies Arab media report it will take in 100,000 Palestinians

According to the report, Canada would receive 100,000 Palestinians from Lebanon and Syria, and Spain would receive 16,000 Palestinians from Lebanon, alongside similar agreements with Belgium and Fran

Hollywood actress and social activist Susan Sarandon walks with Mariam Shaar, a Palestinian entrepreneur in Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon March 4, 2019.

Israel’s emigration a cause for concern

While “brain drain” or human capital flight, is not a solely Israeli problem, new figures published Tuesday by the Central Bureau of Statistics show cause for concern.

An El Al plane in Ben Gurion Airport

Jpost Editorial: Emigration worries

Israel’s retention rate is all the more amazing considering the fact that Israel produces more scientists, engineers and hi-tech workers per capita than most other Western countries.

Dozens file into Rabin Square October 14 to learn about how to emigrate to Berlin

How different are we?

The Jerusalem Post