We live in strange times. Diaspora Jews in the West are wondering whether they should immigrate to Israel, while a growing number of Israelis insist they would like to leave. It is a fascinating juxtaposition that reveals Israelis do not grasp the extent to which Jew-hatred has been renormalized in the West, nor do they fully appreciate that Israel has a very bright future.

It’s hardly surprising that many Israelis are dissatisfied. They are emerging from two years of incessant war, a prolonged hostage crisis, rolling terror attacks, constitutional pandemonium and a government so dysfunctional that it has permitted ideological pyromaniacs to ascend to ministerial portfolios. Some 82,700 Israelis left in 2024, surpassing the 55,280 who arrived.

Strangely, there is something salutary in th

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