The Impact of Soviet Jewish Immigration on Israeli Politics and Policy

Abstract

The concept of immigration to Israel of Jews has been a central theme of the modern political Zionist movement. The basic goal has been to provide a haven for Jews confronting anti-Semitism and seeking to escape persecution. Large numbers of individual Jews and even whole communities have migrated to Israel from numerous countries around the world. Each immigrant group has had its own characteristics defined by reasons for leaving the place of origin, decisions to immigrate to Israel, size, political and socio-economic background, and impact on the Israeli system, among other factors. The current wave of Jewish immigration from the Soviet Union to Israel is, in virtually all respects, different from its predecessors. The primary purpose of this study is to address the impact of the ongoing wave of Soviet Jewish immigration on Israel's political system and policies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA248185

Entities

People

  • Bernard Reich
  • Meyrav Wurmser
  • Noah Dropkin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Education
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Identification
  • Language
  • Law
  • North America
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Parties
  • Political Systems
  • Procurement
  • Public Relations
  • Russian Language
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Ussr

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Systems Analysis and Design