'They have been waiting a long time to fulfill the dream of aliyah,' Ethiopian-born immigration minister says; country commemorates Ethiopian Jews who died en route to Israel

In Independence Day lecture, Dr. Iddo Netanyahu says visits are about national interests, not pity, and exposing anti-Semitism should not be focus of Israel's overseas PR campaign

Amid accusations of ageism and after a frustrating stop-start immigration process, 14 Falash Mura families to be reunited with Israeli relatives, while hundreds more wait

Former politician and Jewish Agency chief urges viewers to cling to their hobbies and humor, make plans that they can control, and 'remember you are not alone'

'We are here in Jerusalem standing together with them in solidarity declaring: No Fear! No hate!,' sais Jewish Agency chief Isaac Herzog

Leading liberal lights like Peter Beinart and Jeremy Ben-Ami, running for first time, hope to use expanded representation in Zionist body to steer funding away from settlements

More people make aliyah in 2019 than in the last 10 years; Russia leads way with most immigrants, followed by Ukraine, France, US and Ethiopia

'We will have to change our priorities,' Netanyahu tells Jewish Agency leadership; also vows to increase Diaspora Affairs ministry's budget to fight anti-Semitism

Thousands of youths came to Israel by themselves from the former Soviet Union in the 1990s hoping their families would follow. Pragmatic reality had other plans

Jewish State expected to reach 10 million residents by 2024; Jewish Agency says 14.8 million Jews worldwide, a slight increase from last year