ISRAEL - 27,281 New Immigrants
New immigrants have not been deterred by the war; they’ve looked past the security challenges and have decided to uproot their lives, heading to the Holy Land.
The Aliyah and Integration Ministry published a summary of immigration data, tracking the progression of the 27,281 who have moved to Israel since April 2024.
Olim come at various ages: 212 immigrants in the last year were at or above 85, and 5,700 were under 18, moving as part of one of the 15,020 families who immigrated. The largest group, making up 16% of immigrants, was the 25-34 year age range at 4,519 people.
Among those who moved here in the last year was Salomé Bokobza, 30, who moved from France.
“I never really considered aliyah until my trip here two [Passovers] ago in 2023. I am pretty traditional; I keep Shabbat and kosher, and I found it harder and harder to do so in France, especially as a young professional,” she told The Jerusalem Post.
Bokobza, like many other olim in her age bracket, provides a significant boost to the labor market. Immigrants came with a variety of professions: 1,345 healthcare workers, 3,236 engineers, 297 artists and athletes, and 13 farmers. These are all in addition to countless immigrants working in other industries, including education and hi-tech.
-www.jpost.com, 9 April 2025
Arno's Commentary
Israel is celebrating its 77th anniversary as a resurrected nation. The surrounding countries had publicly declared that the establishment of a Jewish State would not be allowed, yet the stream of Jews returning to the Promised Land has not ceased.
In 1948, the number of Jews in the land of Israel was listed at 600,000. Today, there 7.7 million Jewish residents of the Jewish State.
The Bible declares: “And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country” (Ezekiel 34:13).
What is God’s ultimate goal for His people? “Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD. And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD” (verses 30-31).
Arno Froese is the executive director of Midnight Call Ministries and editor-in-chief of the acclaimed prophetic magazines Midnight Call and News From Israel. He has authored a number of well-received books, and has sponsored many prophecy conferences in the U.S., Canada, and Israel. His extensive travels have contributed to his keen insight into Bible prophecy, as he sees it from an international perspective.
