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20-year Aliyah record smashed as Israel set to welcome 64,000 immigrants in 2022

Officials say they will provide "a critical boost for the Israeli economy"

October 27, 2022 09:49
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Israel is set to receive a record number of olim in 2022 as officials predict an ongoing climb in immigration figures.

Throughout the Hebrew calendar year 5782 which started on 7 September 2021 and concluded on 25 September 2022, 60,000 people arrived in the Jewish State.

The fresh figures, published by Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Absorption on Wednesday, showed immigration levels reaching a 20 year high.

The Ministry also said it expected a total of 64,000 new immigrants to have arrived in Israel by the end of the year, meaning since 2012, over 320,000 people have immigrated to the Jewish state.