‘Tsunami’ of emigration reshapes Israel’s future, experts warn

An increasing number of Israelis are leaving the country ahead of critical elections later this year, reversing a trend that has sustained Israel for decades.A study by the Israeli tax authority published earlier this month builds on a series of reports suggesting that as the Israeli government grows more hardline and right-wing, more typically highly-educated and wealthier Israelis are fleeing a country many claim to no longer recognise.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4A ‘coup d’etat’: Israel’s Netanyahu pushes ahead with his judicial changeslist 2 of 4Analysis: Israel’s government can’t disown West Bank settler violencelist 3 of 4Israeli minister calls for killing ’30 to 40′ Palestinians in Gaza nightlylist 4 of 4Netanyahu’s Likud Party holds primaries ahead of Israel’s general electionsend of listThe study found that emigration was not only higher in 2023 and 2024 than in previous years, but that those who had left were from higher tax brackets.Many Israelis who self-identify as liberal believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has made the country less secular and weakened the independence of its institutions, particularly the judiciary.The govern...