FACT CHECK · LAND AND MIGRATION: WHO CAME FROM WHERE, AND 1948
Claim: Israelis come from everywhere: immigration numbers
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Israel has taken in about 3.3 million immigrants since 1948 (CBS, 2019), 44% of them since 1990. Many Israelis have a foreign accent.
SOURCE
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Dec 2019, via Jewish Press and Ynet
jewishpress.com · ynetnews.com
jewishpress.com · ynetnews.com
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