Jewish immigration from Russia saw a 400-percent increase due to the war in Ukraine, according to new statistics released by Ofek Israeli, the national Aliyah Promotion Company, writes i24news.tv.
A record 32,494 Russian Jews made aliyah (immigration to the Jewish State) under Israel"s Law of Return. In addition, 14,450 immigrated to Israel from Ukraine, 3,280 from North America, 1,957 from France and 1,474 from Ethiopia.
Another 493 Jews relocated to Israel from the UK, 1,000 from Argentina, 411 from South Africa and 1,750 from Belarus since the beginning of the year.
A total of 61,000 immigrants arrived in Israel in 2022 as of mid-November, which is an over than 200-percent increase compared to 2021.