Tag: Jewish Agency for Israel
Defeat campus antisemitism with education
What can be done to combat and defeat antisemitism on North American college campuses? It is daunting to come up with a concrete plan for doing so, especially when antisemitism is surging amid the...
More than 100 Ethiopians land in Israel, their new home
A total of 111 new immigrants (olim) from Ethiopia landed in Tel Aviv on May 9, joining some 95,000 of their countrymen who have immigrated to Israel.
Mark Wilf, chairman of the board of governors...
Jewish Agency in Russia soldiers on despite tensions, immigration surge
The Jewish Agency, which helps Jews immigrate to Israel, stands on shaky ground in Russia, as a Moscow court is set to hold a trial on its dissolution August 19. Even though it’s operating...
Sharansky: Russia’s threats to ban Jewish Agency part of attempt to ‘break Western unity’
Russia’s recent threats to ban the Jewish Agency for Israel are part of its broader attempts to sow discord in the West, former Jewish Agency chairman and human rights activist Natan Sharansky said on...
Lapid’s threats against Russia ‘not helpful’ amid Jewish Agency row
Russia-Israel tensions have intensified in recent days as Moscow appears primed to force the “dissolution” of Jewish Agency for Israel operations in the country. An Israeli delegation prepared to head to Moscow with a...
Lapid: Shuttering Jewish Agency in Russia could have ‘serious impact on diplomatic relations’
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned on Sunday that the shuttering of the Jewish Agency’s offices in Russia could have “a serious impact” on diplomatic relations between Jerusalem and Moscow.
An Israeli delegation was set to...
Jewish Agency elects new chairs of its executive and board
The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Board of Governors on Sunday elected IDF Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog as the organization’s new chairman of the executive and Mark Wilf as its new chairman of the...
Russia orders Jewish Agency to alter operations inside country
Russia has ordered the Jewish Agency for Israel to modify its operations inside the country in a move that could hamper the organization’s ability to function, according to Israeli media reports.
The development comes amid...
Ethiopian families prepare for immigration to Israel, many after decades of waiting
GONDAR, Ethiopia—Ahead of the immigration of 180 Ethiopians to Israel on June 1, a continuation of “Operation Tzur Israel (‘Operation Rock of Israel’),” Ethiopian families spoke with JNS in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar. After...
Immigration to Israel smashes 20-year record
Some 38,000 new immigrants will celebrate their first Independence Day as Israeli citizens this year, according to figures released by the Jewish Agency on Sunday. The figure marks a two-decade immigration record.
The data also...