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

Olim say Zionist vision that inspired them to come to Israel 'has been hijacked by extremists who threaten very fabric of country as a Jewish and democratic state'

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

Left-leaning immigrants who moved during the Trump era are surprised to see the radical politics they thought they left behind, while other new arrivals are happy with the outcome

Many fleeing the Russian invasion already have difficulty accessing child care and medicine while facing an uncertain future in the Jewish state. And then add falling rockets

Ministry offers funding packages to cover renovation costs on existing older properties as it seeks solutions for thousands arriving from Eastern Europe

A view of the final moments in Moldova and Poland of hundreds of new immigrants to Israel escaping their war-torn country for a new life

Attracted to the Jewish state after a Taglit-Birthright trip and a Masa fellowship, Thiago Benzecry says he will stand by his decision to immigrate despite his immense loss

New immigrant Alander Especie joins hundreds of fellow Brazilian expats in the central Israeli city of Ra'anana, which he and other creatives are working to beautify through art

Jewish Agency says about 20,000 olim will have arrived by year's end, over half from former Soviet Union countries; last year, 33,247 came