sometimes its larger than at others. most consistently, its driven by economic motivation, irrespective of when it happens.
there is an ideological identification given to israelis who 'leave' though. they're called "yordim" or fallen ones, because they've chosen to step down, so to speak, to the diaspora.
On Aug 2, 2006, at 9:18 PM, Jesse Lemisch wrote:
> I appreciate the responses but wish for some generalization. Are
> people
> saying that there is significant migration from Israel to the US?
> If so,
> why: why are they leaving? Is it easy for them to get into the US? Are
> people leaving Israel for other destinations? And please recall my
> original
> posting, concerning emigration as possibly some pre-political
> expression,
> people who perhaps approve of Israeli aggressiveness but more and
> more don't
> want to live with its fruits. Or is this a misreading?
>
> Also what are the politics here of the emigres?
>
> Jesse Lemisch
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joel Schalit" <managingeditor at tikkun.org>
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> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 10:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Israel demographics?
>
>
>> there was a piece on the opening of Israel's Aroma cafe chain in New
>> York a couple of weeks ago - in the times. the reporter cited the
>> city's israeli population at 300,00.
>> last time i was home, my father's best friend's daughter - who had
>> just moved to LA from Tel Aviv - said that a near equal number
>> resides in the LA area.
>> makes sense - every time we go down south to see my wife's family, i
>> run into more and more Israelis.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Aug 2, 2006, at 4:40 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Aug 2, 2006, at 7:38 PM, Jesse Lemisch wrote:
>>>
>>>> At some point, regardless of apparent high polls in favor of
>>>> aggressive
>>>> policies, people privately decide to go elsewhere: they think they
>>>> support
>>>> the cause, but it's not for them. Do we have information about
>>>> Israeli
>>>> demographics and migration? If people wanted to leave, could
>>>> they go
>>>> elsewhere? Is population growing? Are people emigrating/
>>>> immigrating?
>>>
>>> Sometimes it seems like half of Israel has emigrated to the Upper
>>> West Side.
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