(JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told cabinet ministers that Israel will experience a massive increase in Aliyah (immigration) from Western countries, including the US.
Netanyahu said that Israel’s future entry into the US Visa Waiver Program, combined with Israel’s strengthening economy, will attract more Jewish American immigrants.
“Israel’s economy is getting stronger; we will outpace the United States, and we have already outpaced Europe,” Netanyahu said, in comments reported by Israel Hayom.
Netanyahu made this prediction during his weekly cabinet session on Sunday, adding that events could unfold the way they did when he liberalized Israel’s foreign currency market during the 1990s.
“Look at what we did with these reforms,” Netanyahu said in reference to the liberalization of Israel’s foreign currency market. “At the time, you could not move money out of Israel, and people warned that our measures would open up the floodgates. But then the exact opposite happened. Foreign currency actually moved to Israel.”
Netanyahu went on to say that Zionism could not be safeguarded “by fencing it in or by restricting citizens’ movements.”
Israeli Regional Affairs Minister Ron Dermer said that Israel should seize the moment by joining the US Visa Waiver Program.
“There is a window of opportunity that will remain open for several months; we might not be able to do this afterwards, and the US ambassador is eager to help us,” Dermer reportedly told the cabinet.
Netanyahu’s comments came on the same day when Channel 14 reported a data analysis from Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics which said that a recent surge in non-Jewish legal immigration to Israel has led to a decrease in Israel’s Jewish majority.
The Israeli Immigration Policy Center, an NGO established in 2021 to promote immigration policy which serves Israel’s strategic interests, found that last year’s 23-year record in the number of new immigrants had resulted in a 0.3% decline in Israel’s Jewish majority, to 73.6% from 73.9% at the end of 2021. This continues a 30-year trend, with Israel’s Jewish majority having declined by an estimated total of 10% over that span, losing about 1% every three years on average.
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But where will these new immigrants live? Will they only be the wealthy? What of the average Jewish person without a high degree or wealth? Is there a place for them?
Hi Larry, somehow someway Israel has always managed and until now, unlike most nations, we see every immigrant as vital to our national life and survival.
Shalom,
No such thing as coincidence, luck, that said Bibi is back in power by Elohim’ hand, this can be said as factual, it is already taking place, and rightfully so, Elohim’ prophetic voice is going forward right on time….
Brachot, toda Yisrael today!!! Truly, this is my go to site for insights on Yisrael, we love you 🙂
Thanks for the confidence Mark! Great to hear!