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Surge in aliyah from UK due to increase in Jew-hate

The head of WZO said that by the end of this year, three times as many people may have moved to Israel than in 2023

June 18, 2024 09:31
(l-r) Chairman of the WZO Yaakov Hagoel, Israeli ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely, singer Matisyahu and head of the WZO's delegation to Europe Matan Bar Noy  (Photo:Ofek A
(l-r) Chairman of the WZO Yaakov Hagoel, Israeli ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely, singer Matisyahu and head of the WZO's delegation to Europe Matan Bar Noy at Sunday's event at KInloss in Finchley, north-west London (Photo:Ofek Avshalom)
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The World Zionist Organisation believes that aliyah from the UK in 2024 could more than double from last year amid the rise in antisemitism since October 7.

While 391 Brits made their home in Israel in 2023, there has been a notable surge since autumn with 226 emigrating in the six months from October.

The local increase in aliyah reflects a “global phenomenon” said the chairman of the WZO Yaakov Hagoel, who expects that by the end of the year the eventual number may be triple that of 2023.

Since October, Israel has welcomed 18,000 olim from across the Jewish world as the fallout from conflict in the Middle East reverberated elsewhere.