October 2007

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Director-General’s Report, October 2007

This report relates to all people arriving in Israel, including those already here who were changing their status, and Israelis who were processed by Aliyah Shlichim (such as returning minors, minors with Israeli citizenship, foreign-born citizens and returning residents)-henceforth "people arriving in Israel" unless otherwise stated. Israelis processed by Aliyah Shlichim were mainly from Western countries.

Between January-October 2007, 16,021 people arrived in Israel under the auspices of the Jewish Agency, a 7% decrease compared to the number that arrived during the same period last year. Among these 14,635 were immigrants (including those who willingly changed their status and those who have had citizenship conferred on them). The rest were Israelis who were processed by Aliyah Shlichim.

Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

Between January-October 2007, 5,059 immigrants arrived from the FSU (making up 32% of the total number of immigrants) a 17% decrease compared to the same period last year. The majority of immigrants coming from the Former Soviet Union are from Russia. 2,483 immigrants arrived from Russia (a 15% decrease compared to the same period last year). 1,121 immigrants arrived from Ukraine (a 23% decrease compared to the same period last year).
Between January-October 2007, 145 immigrants arrived from Eastern Europe compared with 193 immigrants that arrived during the same period last year (a 25% decrease).

Aliyah from the West

Between January-October 2007, 3,405 people arrived from Western Europe. Of these, 2,901 were immigrants and 504 were Israelis, a 7% decrease compared to the same period last year (a 5% decrease in the number of immigrants and a 15% decrease in the number of Israelis).
2,431 immigrants arrived from France in January-October 2007, a 4% decrease compared to the same period last year.
515 immigrants and Israelis arrived in January-October 2007 from Great Britain, compared to 628 that arrived during the same period last year, an 18% decrease.
2,597 immigrants and Israelis arrived in January-October 2007 from North America, compared to 2,711 that arrived during the same period last year (a 4% decrease).
1,277 immigrants and Israelis arrived from South America, a 5% increase compared during the same period last year. The top two countries in South America with increases in immigration are Argentina (303) and Brazil (252).

Aliyah from Other Countries

2,918 immigrants arrived from Ethiopia between January-October 2007, compared with the 2,830 immigrants who arrived at the same period last year, a 3% increase.

Immigrants in Israeli Absorption Centers

During October 2007 there were 10,004 immigrants living in initial absorption facilities.

4,426 were in absorption centers. 6% of them are participants in the Selah program, 9% are students, 7% are (other) youth, 17% are pre-aliyah registration, and 2% are participants of business programs. 2,174 of the immigrants in absorption centers (49%) are immigrants from Ethiopia.
An additional 5,556 immigrants from Ethiopia were living in additional absorption facilities run by the Jewish Agency for the specific purpose of absorbing the current wave of immigration from Ethiopia.

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Immigrants and Israelis Handled by Aliyah Emissaries (PDF 55K*)

FSU Statistics (Excel 25K*)