In aliyah this year (and every year), push is stronger than pull Driving an increase in aliyah are Jews who are dying to get out of their home countries — or, in some cases, getting out so they don’t die.
Ethiopian aliyah: Mission accomplished. Absorption and integration, not so much Ethiopian Israelis earn less, and drop out of the army more, than the average Israeli. “We didn’t dream of coming here and being at the bottom of the ladder,” an Ethiopian Knesset member says.
IDF to tackle adjustment problems of Ethiopian troops A new Israeli army unit will work on integrating Ethiopian recruits, who are overrepresented in army prisons.
