Israel has seen emigration double since the attacks of October 7, 2023, and the subsequent war in Gaza. While some are choosing to leave for security reasons, among those choosing exile are activists weary of war and feeling increasingly isolated amid their country’s illiberal drift.
Thank you for this explanation. Now it’s clear why this article is posted in the “Europe” community. (/s)
There is a strong cultural and personal interconnection. Many parts of European politics and Israeli politics, see Israel as an outpost of “Europe” in West Asia.
People already mentioned Eurovision. When it comes to sports, Israel also participates in European leagues in many sports such as football, basketball, handball, marathon and many more.
As more people will flee from Israel, most of them will either go to EU countries or the US.
Even if we assume for a moment that this is a justification for posting the article here, what has this to do with Netanyahus original family and the Ottoman empire in you initial comment?
This is just another pseudo-intellectual gibberish.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_the_Ottoman_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration
The family history of Netanyahu is a peak example of Israel being a political project mostly by Europeans, or European Americans. It is the “European” answer to the problem of “European” Antisemitism and many aspects of the logic that bound Antisemitism and Zionism at the time of Netanyahus parents persist to this day.
You can neither look at the history of Israel nor at today’s Israel without looking at Europe (and the US) as well.