[RD] Ask an Israeli

[Mouthwash]

This is false.

By naming it "settlers" we refer not to those who live in places like Ariel or Ma'ale Edumim, to which many Israelis move in just like they could have moved to any other in Israel city.

Okay, then. But when Westerners talk about settlements they mean everything east of the Green Line.

 

[Paul in Saudi]

So how many apartments do you guys need? Is there a shortage of "Jewish" housing?

 

[thecrazyscot]

Thanks for the reply

Are there many Jews are still returning from the Diaspora?

 

[Absolution]

So how many apartments do you guys need? Is there a shortage of "Jewish" housing?

It all depends on what you call "shortage". Enough houses exist. Their prices and locations are a different thing.

One of the most common claims against the recent governments is the high prices of apartments.
Near-middle class families find themselves living in rented apartments up to fairly late stages in life.
The PM's main answer to that was a call for young couples to buy apartments in the Galilee or the Negev ("rural" or less settled areas in Israel, and thus develop them) instead of being frustrated by the cost of living in the central areas.

In the most recent elections, however, a new party and candidate, Moshe Cahlon, who put this matter on top of their agenda, received impressive voting, and he now is the minister of finances. His declared target has been to initiate building projects in order to massively increase the number of apartments in the central areas and reduce their costs - thus create affordable living for young families in there.

Thanks for the reply

Are there many Jews are still returning from the Diaspora?

Not much compared to earlier decades.
There are no more big waves of arrivals or wide state projects for bringing them.
There are several thousands a year who still arrive from the same traditional origins as in the last 130 years.

However, many Jews who move in and out of Israel do it because of financial reasons, with Zionist thoughts only backing them.

In very recent years it is reported that the immigration of Jews from European communities (mainly from France) to Israel increases as a result of the increasing Islamic presence in those countries, including some attacks here and there.
I don't know the exact numbers of this phenomenon, so I can't tell exactly how much effect it has on the immigration of European Jews to Israel.

 

[plarq]

In very recent years it is reported that the immigration of Jews from European communities (mainly from France) to Israel increases as a result of the increasing Islamic presence in those countries, including some attacks here and there.
I don't know the exact numbers of this phenomenon, so I can't tell exactly how much effect it has on the immigration of European Jews to Israel.

That is strange, more Muslim proportion in Israel and higher Islamic terrorist threat in Israel than in France. These guys moved from rear to the front?

 

[Absolution]

That is strange, more Muslim proportion in Israel and higher Islamic terrorist threat in Israel than in France. These guys moved from rear to the front?

The Israeli Counter-Terrorism Bureau actually releases frequent declarations, warning Israelis of traveling to non-enemy destinations in which there are high chances of terror against Jews and Israelis.

It sound like a strange behaviour of those Jews who move to Israeli, I agree, but there are two reasons why it isn't:
1. Practical - An assumption that Israeli security forces are much more experienced and built-for fighting terrorism. It is generally pointed out that large scale attacks don't occur anymore in Israel thanks to that, as opposed to European forces and intelligences administrations that are caught ridiculously off-guard. That's at least how journalists and public opinion in Israel view what's happening in Europe.
2. Abstract - Some Jews will feel safer not being surrounded by "strangers" (ethnically-nationally) in times of threats (according to them).