Jewish Agency CEO: While Israel is at war, making aliyah is the greatest act of courage - opinion

Jewish Agency chairman Doron Almog accompanied 34 French families, including 80 children and 11 infants, on a flight from Paris to Israel, as part of over 6,500 French immigrants since October 7. Almog reflects on the courage of making aliyah during wartime, emphasizing that aliyah is an act of hope and strength for Israel. He describes the emotional arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport and the significance of Zionism as a continuing choice. The piece is an opinion column by Almog, published in The Jerusalem Post on August 5, 2026.

Jewish Agency chairman Doron Almog accompanied 34 French families, including 80 children and 11 infants, on a flight from Paris to Israel, as part of over 6,500 French immigrants since October 7. Almog reflects on the courage of making aliyah during wartime, emphasizing that aliyah is an act of hope and strength for Israel. He describes the emotional arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport and the significance of Zionism as a continuing choice. The piece is an opinion column by Almog, published in The Jerusalem Post on August 5, 2026.

Jewish Agency CEO: While Israel is at war, making aliyah is the greatest act of courage - opinion