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A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a sign, as they take part in a protest against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Turkey, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Istanbul, November 4, 2023.

World Betar leaders calls on diaspora Jews to immigrate to Israel amid rising antisemitism

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

ALIYAH AND INTEGRATION Minister Ofir Sofer welcomes immigrants from France at Ben-Gurion Airport in August. The writer asks: Isn’t it time to welcome immigrants the way we would embrace a long-lost friend who has finally come home?

More families with young children making aliyah, Sofer tells 'Post'

By AMICHAI STEIN

Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021

US to review immigrant social media for antisemitism, terrorism

By MICHAEL STARR

NAKA PITIA.

Asylum seeker to launch podcast to explore African refugee experiences in Israel and beyond

By JOANIE MARGULIES

Boston skyline, Massachusetts

U. Mass confirms that five int'l students’ visas were revoked

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Pro-Palestinian protesters and Class of 2024 graduates demonstrate outside of the Tufts University commencement.

US judge halts deportation of pro-Palestinian Turkish student at Tufts

By REUTERS

US President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One, as he departs for Florida, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, March 28, 2025.

US judge blocks Trump administration from fast-tracking deportations

By REUTERS

Over 4,000 new immigrants have joined Israel since the start of 2025.

Aliyah made easier: Israel opens fast-track absorption service at airport

By Avihai Chiim

Protestors gather to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil at Foley Square on March 10, 2025 in New York City. Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist arrested Saturday, received a temporary reprieve from deportation.

Mahmoud Khalil calls himself 'political prisoner' after US immigration arrest

By BEN SALES/JTA

Ben Gurion Airport

Israeli gov't employee arrested for smuggling women into country

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Colombians deported from the United States arrive at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia, January 28, 2025.

Trump administration launches new 'self-deportation' app

By REUTERS

LEON BOTSTEIN conducts The Orchestra Now at Carnegie Hall.

Conductor Leon Botstein honors unsung composer Josef Tal

By LIRAN GURKIEWICZ

The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, is illuminated with the colours of the Israeli flag to show solidarity with Israel

Is Europe starting to understand the Islamic threat?

By MEMY PEER

Operation Moses: Celebrating 40 years since the mission to rescue Ethiopian Jews

Operation Moses: Celebrating 40 years since mission to rescue Ethiopian Jews

By MICHAEL STARR

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures onstage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 22, 2025

Trump administration plans to deport children, create a registry for illegal immigrants – report

By JOANIE MARGULIES

Ukrainian refugees are seen arriving in Israel as part of Operation Israeli Guarantee, on March 6, 2022.

Israel's missed opportunity: Integrating immigrants amid the Ukraine-Russia War

By Alex Rif

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent prepares to arrest alleged undocumented immigrants in Salem, Mass., June 19, 2018.

More than 50 NY rabbis implore Eric Adams and Kathy Hochul to oppose mass deportations

By BEN SALES/JTA

ALIYAH AND INTEGRATION Minister Ofir Sofer welcomes immigrants from France at Ben-Gurion Airport in August. The writer asks: Isn’t it time to welcome immigrants the way we would embrace a long-lost friend who has finally come home?

Israel approves reform to fast-track professional licenses ahead of aliyah

By Yuval Barnea