Settler influx emigration halved after Oct 7: Israeli media

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli media
28 Dec 2023 20:10
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The Times of Israel reports that only 1163 emigrated to the occupied territories in October compared to 2364 in September.

Israeli settlers in the illegal "Shilo" settlement of the West Bank, June 21, 2023 (AP)

A sharp decline in settler influx emigration into "Israel" has been recorded since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel reported, citing the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics.

The newspaper reported that the settler influx was almost halved after the operation on October 7th. According to the news outlet, only 1163 emigrated to the occupied territories in October compared to 2364 in September.

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It pointed out that these numbers increased slightly in November, where 1534 people moved, but they "remained much lower than in previous months."

This comes despite the extensive efforts by the Israeli Occupation authorities to organize conferences and events abroad to draw in more Israeli settlers.

Nearly half a million Israelis left occupied Palestine since October 7

Earlier this month, Israeli news website Zman Yisrael reported that half a million Israeli settlers have left the occupied territories following Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, citing the Israeli Population and Immigration Authority.

During October (from October 7 to October 31), approximately 370,000 Israelis left Palestine, and during November, an additional 139,839 left Palestine.

The website noted that these figures do not include the tens of thousands of foreign workers and diplomats who have left Palestine after October 7th due to deteriorating conditions.

It has also been noted that migration to Palestine has diminished considerably this year as conditions have improved in Ethiopia.

Moreover, the number of immigrants decreased from around 20,000 in the first quarter of 2023 to about 11,000 in the third quarter. In the initial weeks of the war, migration nearly came to a halt, with the number of immigrants to Palestine since October 7th constituting less than 1% of the Israelis who left.

The website emphasized that several Israeli media outlets misinterpreted the return of 300,000 Israelis to Palestine as a significant wave of migration, overlooking the fact that the majority of returnees came back solely from holiday vacations.