Despite the coronavirus pandemic affecting much of the world for the majority of the year, Israel still managed to welcome approximately 20,000 new immigrants in 2020 according to newly released Jewish Agency figures. Mexican Jews who migrated to Israel ( Photo: Jewish Agency )According to the Jewish Agency, the newcomers hailed mostly from North America and France much like the previous year. According to the organization's long-term forecasts, some 250,000 people will immigrate to Israel in the next three to five years. [We have seen] a 41-percent-increase in filings by younger adults aged 18 to 35 from Western countries,” the Jewish Agency explained. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes Jews who immigrated from Ethiopia to Israel ( Photo: GPO )Meanwhile, more than 300 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel in Operation Rock of Israel this month, the Jewish state's attempt to repatriate most of Ethiopia's remaining Jews.

Source: Ethiopian News December 28, 2020 17:14 UTC