{"id":23712,"date":"2025-05-20T18:30:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T15:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=23712"},"modified":"2025-05-20T19:43:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:43:48","slug":"joining-israel-in-its-hardest-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/joining-israel-in-its-hardest-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"Joining Israel in Its Hardest Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the entire nation contends with external threats, a no less significant process is quietly taking place beneath the radar: tens of thousands of Jews from around the world are choosing to make aliya (immigration) to Israel\u2014despite the war. This isn\u2019t a fleeting trend or an emotional impulse. It\u2019s a profound statement of identity, belonging, and hope.<\/p>\n

Since the last Independence Day, more than 26,000 people have immigrated to Israel. Most came from Russia, but others arrived from the United States, France, Ukraine, South America, and Ethiopia. This ongoing wave of aliya, unfolding during a complex security situation, underscores Israel\u2019s role as the national home of the Jewish people. And more than that\u2014it presents a moral and leadership challenge for the state.<\/p>\n

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New Olim, archive | Photo: Tomer Neuberg\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Choosing to Join the Zionist Project<\/strong>
\nThese are people who didn\u2019t wait for \u201cnormal times\u201d to make the move. They left behind their homes, their languages, their jobs, and their familiar surroundings\u2014and chose to join the Zionist project precisely when the situation is most unstable. They are not just \u201cnew olim.\u201d They are future citizens, visionaries, and a human resource that can\u2014and must\u2014be part of Israel\u2019s renewed story.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must recognize it as a strategic lever in all areas of life\u201d<\/strong>
\nBut for that to happen, our perspective must change. Instead of treating aliya as a technical issue to be \u201cmanaged,\u201d we need to understand it as a strategic asset across all fields: medicine, high-tech, defense, education, culture, even sports. Every wave of immigration, if managed properly, strengthens the pillars of Israeli society.<\/p>\n

The Key Is Integration<\/strong>
\nThe key lies in effective absorption\u2014and above all, in access to the language. Fluency in Hebrew isn\u2019t a luxury; it is a basic requirement for integration. Ulpanim<\/em> (Hebrew language schools), especially the flexible and professional models operating today, must receive full support. Without command of the language, a new immigrant won\u2019t find work, won\u2019t connect with the education system, and won\u2019t feel at home.<\/p>\n

Beyond that, the state must provide a full support framework: accessible housing solutions, employment guidance, emotional assistance, and adapted educational settings. Olim who arrive during wartime are not only coping with the usual challenges of integration, but also with anxiety, uncertainty, and exhausting bureaucracy.<\/p>\n

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Making aliya, archive | Photo: Noga Malsa, GPO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Partners in Building the Nation<\/strong>
\nEqually important, Israel must speak differently about aliya\u2014not as a budgetary burden, but as an investment in the future. Every immigrant is a potential partner in building, renewal, and growth. And there is another layer: aliya strengthens the crucial bond with Diaspora Jewry\u2014especially at a time when many around the world feel confusion, alienation, or fear about expressing support for Israel.<\/p>\n

Seventy-five years after the great waves of immigration that helped build the country, it\u2019s time to take the next step. We must view the current wave not just as \u201cthe next generation of olim,\u201d but as the next generation of nation-builders. Those who welcome them with sensitivity, investment, and trust will gain a stronger, more rooted, and more unified Israel.<\/p>\n

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This article was written by Alex Lellouche, Chairman of the Hebrew Ulpan Forum, veteran immigrant from France, and a leading figure in the field of aliya (immigration to Israel) and integration.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite the war, a wave of immigration to Israel is underway. 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