Falling immigration in Israel - 29 December

Immigration is seen as essential to the survival and growth of Israel.
But now a serious decrease in the number of people wanting to live there is causing concern.
This year nineteen thousand Jews immigrated to Israel. That's a drop of nearly 9.3 per cent from 2006.
And it's a fall of nearly 30 percent since the year 2000. Al Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin looks at why fewer Jews are choosing to make Israel their home.

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[vontrop]

How about that jew from New york going to israel and getting a free education paid by the US taxpayer? Israel was NOT meant to be a Jewish only country club paid for by the US tax payer!

Pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered

And the israeli gov are hogs

Israel will defeat itself with its own arrogence.

what reasonable person would agree that it is ok for the US funded israeli government to pay for the immigration of a non oppressed jew?

[ewhoa1]

Just because it's a democracy does not excuse it from the crimes against humanity it has commited.

[jpgrygus]

Very soon Palestinians will vastly out number jews. Begining of the end of the zionist dream.

[msitz17]

@vontrop I don't think Israel needs Egypt to be paid off not to bother it; considering Israel has defeated Egypt in war 4 times

[vontrop]

@msitz17 Egypt gets $ only as a pay off to not bother israel

It all is money paid on behalf of the Gypsy State of israel

the israelis need to man up and move on to where the money is, not ask for a hand out like bums in the street

[msitz17]

@TheBengaul

You simply know nothing.

The United States gives 3 billion to Israel, 2 billion to be spent on American military goods and the remaining 1 billion on other American goods.

You should know that Egypt gets 2 billion dollars

[msitz17]

@vontrop

You simply know nothing.

The United States gives 3 billion to Israel, 2 billion to be spent on American military goods and the remaining 1 billion on other American goods.

You should know that Egypt gets 2 billion dollars

[ruairidevine]

How on earth can they afford to assist and provide incentives for immigration as well as spend a fortune on military operations. Obviously no recession in Israel.

[TheBengaul]

This is BULLSHIT...my tax money is going to Israel. Shitty ass policy

[oolong2]

@zion16675

Even the US has demonized it's immigrants. When one group thinks it owns a land it breeds xenophobia, but it's even worse when it's a STATE POLICY.

Typing "Isreal" instead of "Israel" is stupid typo on my part. It is not "disrespectful".

When you make a country into a religious crusade where even a stupid typo becomes a personal affront, It is very scary and a sure way to head towards Facism or Apartheid. That is why basing a state on a race or religion is a bad idea.

[zion16675]

@oolong2

PRT2

Europe and Middle East can create a mess with their racist views, the minorities infuence the majority. European just believe that this land came from their ancestors and they have strong claims on this land, thats why the is no EU. union its all a myth. Its possible to have a melting pot state in EU or middle east but i strongly believe that is very difficult to happen and to last for years. Its not all the planet like USA and Australia. Israel no Isreal its disrepectful.