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Record 45,000 Israelis Emigrate in 2025, Politicians Warn Threat

8/4/2026

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A Tel Aviv University study estimated that 45,000-50,000 Israelis left the country for at least a year in 2025, a record level.
Democratic Knesset member Gilad Kariv called the emigration surge a strategic threat linked to government behavior.
Yesh Atid MKs Meirav Cohen and Karine Elharrar blamed the October 7 government for encouraging willful emigration and for corruption.

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A Tel Aviv University study estimated that 45,000-50,000 Israelis left the country for at least a year in 2025, a record level.
Democratic Knesset member Gilad Kariv called the emigration surge a strategic threat linked to government behavior.
Yesh Atid MKs Meirav Cohen and Karine Elharrar blamed the October 7 government for encouraging willful emigration and for corruption.