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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
130 French Jews Arrive in Israel; 3,000 Expected this Summer

More than 3,000 Expected This Summer
Additionally, 80 French Jews in Israel on Tourist Visas Become Israeli
Citizens
The Jewish Agency for Israel & Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption

JERUSALEM – Some 130 French Jews, including 46 children and two babies,
landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport yesterday (Monday, June 29),
marking the start of a wave of French Aliyah (immigration) expected over the
course of the summer. Additionally, some 80 French Jews who had been in
Israel on tourist visas became Israeli citizens and received their Israeli
identity cards during a ceremony hosted by The Jewish Agency for Israel at
the organization's Jerusalem headquarters building earlier today (Tuesday,
June 30).

According to data compiled by The Jewish Agency and the Ministry of Aliyah
and Immigrant Absorption, more than 3,000 French Jews will immigrate to
Israel this summer, including many young families whose children will enter
Israeli schools at the start of the new school year. Some 400 French Jewish
immigrants are expected to arrive by the end of this week alone.

The current wave of French Aliyah comes in the midst of a joint effort by
the Ministry and The Jewish Agency to maintain the high rate of immigration
from France and increase Aliyah from around the world. Aliyah from France
has risen steeply in recent years and France has become the number one
source of immigration to Israel for the first time.

In light of the heinous terror attack in France this past weekend and as the
wave of anti-Semitism continues, Minister of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption
Ze'ev Elkin called on French Jews to immigrate to Israel. "We welcome the
immigrants who arrived in Israel last night. Every plane that arrives in
Israel strengthens Israel and strengthens the French Jews who have come
home," said Elkin. "As anti-Semitism increases, terrorism surges, and sick
ISIS operatives carry out murders In broad daylight, Jews around the world
know that they have a country and a family to return to. We welcome you with
open arms. According to all forecasts, this is just the beginning of an
unprecedented wave of Aliyah from France, and I am very pleased that the
Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption offices at Ben-Gurion Airport
will be working overtime this summer."

Jewish Agency data shows that French Jews' interest in immigrating to Israel
remains strong and is reflected in increasing numbers of French Jews
participating in Aliyah information sessions across France, contacting
Jewish Agency offices for information, and beginning the formal Aliyah
process. "Over the past two years, The Jewish Agency for Israel has
increased its activities in Europe in response to European Jews' growing
interest in Aliyah," said Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for
Israel Natan Sharansky, who attended today's ceremony and presented new
French Jewish immigrants with their Israeli identity cards. "We are seeing
an unprecedented wave of Aliyah from European countries, which indicates not
only how Europe is becoming an uncomfortable place for Jews, but—even more
importantly—the extent to which Israel is becoming a magnet for Jews
interested in a meaningful Jewish life, in freedom, personal security, and a
sense of belonging to a country that is integral to the future of the Jewish
people."

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