Statistical data from the so-called Israeli Population and Immigration Authority showed that about half a million Israelis have fled since the beginning of the war with the Gaza Strip on October 7th.

Zaman Yisrael newspaper reported that 470,000 Israelis have emigrated from Israel since the beginning of the war, and it is not yet known whether they will return or not.

The data showed a significant decline in the number of Israelis coming to Israel since the beginning of the war, by 70%.

Before October 7, in recent years, Israel is witnessing an increasing trend for Israelis to move to experience life abroad, a trend that turned with the assumption of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government - which relies on the Haredi parties, the religious movement, and the extreme right - to what has become known as “The opposite Jewish immigration.” 

These fears became clear following the data of the “Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics” - regarding the reluctance of Jews from Europe, especially members of the community in France, to come to the country.

According to the results of an opinion poll conducted by the official Israeli radio “Kan” before the war, more than 25% of adult Jews (over the age of 18) are seriously considering emigrating from Israel, while 6% have initiated practical measures to immigrate, due to the penetration of the influence of the Haredi parties and the right-wing religious movement of governance, and the reforms in the judicial system, which some of those surveyed see as a “coup against democracy and the system of government.”