Smotrich: Gaza a ‘time bomb,’ Trump’s call for relocation ‘most realistic solution’ "There are more than 1.5 million people who have grown up for generations with hate for Israel and antisemitism," the Israeli finance minister told JNS. Akiva Van Koningsveld and Amelie Botbol Jan. 28, 2025
Jews likeliest of major religious groups to have migrated, Pew finds One-in-five Jews live outside their country of origin, compared to 6% of Christians and 4% of Muslims, per the Pew Research Center, which studied data through 2020. Menachem Wecker Aug. 19, 2024
The Gaza paradox Allowing voluntary emigration from the Strip could be the key to Gaza’s future. Gedaliah Blum Jan. 11, 2024
Will Israel actively encourage the migration of Gazans? While there is no talk on forcible transfer and no official plan has been discussed—the topic is a hot potato that is dividing the government. Mati Tuchfeld Dec. 6, 2023
Christians in Judea and Samaria can’t avoid mixing politics with Christmas Emigration and Islamism are the main concerns of a population in demographic decline. Judy Lash Balint Dec. 11, 2022
Russia’s elite know the time to run is now Thousands of people have already crossed the border, and thousands more have bought one-way plane tickets out of Russia. Ariel Bulshtein March 15, 2022
Is the future of European Jewry in danger? Three overarching trends are changing Europe and could, as a side effect, cause the Jewish communities to decline: economic and social deterioration, massive migration from Islamic states and rising anti-Semitism. Dov Maimon July 25, 2021
Gaza 2040: If not incentivized emigration, then what? It’s not surprising to learn that accumulating evidence shows more and more Gazans desire to leave the Strip and seek their futures elsewhere. Martin Sherman Oct. 25, 2019
Incentivized emigration: An idea whose time has come? In order to allow non-belligerent Gazans to extricate themselves from their existing humanitarian crisis, they should be offered generous relocation grants to allow them and their dependents the opportunity to seek more prosperous and secure lives elsewhere. Martin Sherman Aug. 30, 2019