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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
400 New Immigrants from France Arrive in Israel Today

400 New Immigrants from France to Arrive in Israel Today

Aliyah flights organized by The Jewish Agency and the Ministry of Aliyah and
Immigrant Absorption;
dozens of the immigrants will be moving to southern Israel

Today (Wednesday, July 16) at 18:00 at Ben-Gurion International Airport, the
Minister of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption and the Chairman of The Jewish
Agency will welcome the new immigrants. Advance registration required (see
below).

Tomorrow (Thursday, July 17) at 14:30 in Jerusalem, the new immigrants will
receive their te'udot zehut (Israeli ID cards) during a festive ceremony to
be attended by the Minister of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption and the
Chairman of The Jewish Agency.

JERUSALEM – Undeterred by the security situation in Israel, hundreds of
French Jews are coming home: Some 400 new immigrants from France will arrive
in Israel today (Wednesday, July 16) aboard two special flights organized by
The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant
Absorption. Most of the new arrivals are families, including 195 minors and
18 babies. The families will be joining communities across Israel. More than
100 immigrants will be moving to Tel Aviv and the center of the country,
while approximately 60 will be moving to the southern cities of Ashdod and
Ashkelon. 130 new French immigrants will move to the coastal city of
Netanya, and approximately 50 to Jerusalem.

The new immigrants—most of whom are from Paris and its suburbs—will be
welcomed by Minister of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption Sofa Landver,
Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for Israel Natan Sharansky,
and Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office Harel Locker.

Tomorrow (Thursday, July 17), the new immigrants will participate in an expo
organized for them in Jerusalem. At 2:30 p.m., they will be presented with
their te'udot zehut (Israeli ID cards) and will officially become citizens
of Israel in a festive ceremony to be attended by Minister of Aliyah and
Immigrant Absorption Sofa Landver, Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish
Agency for Israel Natan Sharansky, and Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv-Yafo and
former Chief Rabbi of Israel Yisrael Meir Lau.

2014 has seen a dramatic increase in Aliyah (immigration to Israel) from
France and the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption and The Jewish
Agency expect more than 5,000 French Jews to immigrate to Israel by the end
of the year. 3,289 French Jews immigrated to Israel in 2013, compared to
1,917 in 2012 – a 60% increase. That trend is continuing in 2014, with
approximately 2,600 French Jews arriving in Israel during the first six
months of the year, compared to 812 during the equivalent period in 2013.
This dramatic increase is due, in part, to a special plan developed by the
Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption and The Jewish Agency to
encourage Aliyah from France and ease French Jews' integration into Israeli
society. The plan includes efforts to strengthen Jewish identity amongst
French Jewish youth, expand Israel experience programs, remove bureaucratic
barriers to employment in Israel, and boost the number of Jewish Agency
shlichim (representatives) in France.

Minister of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption Sofa Landver said: "Two weeks
ago, when we met in Paris at the moving ceremony during which you parted
with the country of your birth, I met entire families whose veins flow with
Zionism, who are willing to leave their entire lives behind in order to
realize their dream of immigrating to Israel. Every immigrant who arrives in
Israel strengthens us as a people, and this is all the more so when it comes
to the growing Aliyah from France. I congratulate you on taking this
meaningful step and promise that we will be at your side throughout your
journey. Welcome home."

Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for Israel Natan Sharansky
said: "Despite the rocket onslaught against the people of Israel, not one
immigrant from France has canceled his or her arrival. More and more people
are asking whether Jews have a future in France, but no one doubts that
French Jews have a future in Israel. Israel has become a preferred
destination for young French Jews and this is due, in part, to The Jewish
Agency to strengthen young French Jews' connections to their Jewish
identities and to Israel. By the end of 2014, more than 5,000 Jews are
expected to make Aliyah from France. Within a single year, and for the first
time in history, a Jewish community in the West is sending a full percent of
its Jews to build their lives in the State of Israel. We await you in Israel
with open arms."

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