When the plane door opened, everyone understood the source of Israel's strength

Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog, chairman of the Jewish Agency, describes accompanying a flight of families from France to Israel, during which about 240 immigrants from the Bnei Menashe community arrived. He depicts the immigrants' excitement, the significance of choosing to leave everything behind and start anew in Israel, and the national importance of aliyah as an engine of growth. The article emphasizes Israel's strength, measured by its ability to build and grow, not only on the battlefield.

Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog, chairman of the Jewish Agency, describes in an opinion article his experience accompanying a flight of families from France to Israel, during which about 240 immigrants from the Bnei Menashe community arrived in a joint operation of the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and the Jewish Agency. He depicts the immigrants' excitement, the choice to leave behind an entire life and start anew in Israel, and the national significance of aliyah as an engine of growth. The article emphasizes that Israel's strength is measured by its ability to build, grow, and believe, not only on the battlefield. Almog notes that the immigrants bring new strength to Israeli society, and that Zionism is a choice that continues to be written anew every day.