Former Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky laments move, which Aliyah and Integration Ministry attributed to low demand for service despite massive increase in immigration

Arrivals from Russia said to account for three-quarters of total 18,610, with sharp drop in arrivals from US, UK, France and South Africa

Home Secretary Suella Braverman warns Board of Deputies against veering into partisanship while announcing new security funding

Resignations account for 20% of total number of tutors at state-provided language schools that are already suffering backlog due to lack of teaching staff

Proposed legislation would only allow new arrivals to receive documentation after residing in Israel for 1 year; ministry says some exploit benefits without settling down

Demonstrators rally in capital after Kais Saied's comments demanding 'urgent measures' against immigrants he claims bring 'violence, crimes and unacceptable practices'

Low pay blamed for months-long backlog for new arrivals seeking placement in language classes; fuming panel head knocks plan to offer vouchers for private lessons

David Ben Moshe, born David Bonett, first applied for citizenship in 2018 and spent years fighting against the unyielding world of Israeli bureaucracy

As head of Nativ, which checks citizenship eligibility in the former Soviet Union, the far-right lawmaker seems to be trying to make process harder to keep out non-Jews

In first hearing, Knesset's 'aliyah' committee also hears from experts and activists on massive influx following Russia's invasion of Ukraine