Aliyah up 128% this year, with 60,000 new immigrants in past Jewish year
The city that absorbed the largest number of olim in 5782 was Tel Aviv, with 6,327 immigrants, followed by Haifa with 6,182, Netanya with 6,069, and Jerusalem with 4,285.
Most of the Ethiopian olim aren't considered entitled for aliyah according to Israel's Right of Return law, but offered citizenship as first degree relatives of Israeli citizens. Many of them will begin a process of conversion to Judaism after arriving in Israel. (photo credit: COURTESY OF THE JEWISH AGENCY)ByZVIKA KLEINUpdated:
