| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 200,000 (2012)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Netanya, Ashdod, Beersheba and many other places | |
| Languages | |
| Hebrew, French, Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Judaism |
French Jews in Israel are immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the French Jewish communities, who now reside within the state of Israel. They numbered over 200,000 as of 2012.[1]
Today, most Jews in France are of Maghrebi extraction. Most of the recent immigration from France to Israel consists of Jews of North African extraction.[2]
Although French Jews have migrated to Israel since the formation of the state in 1948, immigration has increased since 2000 due to antisemitism. Over ten percent of the French Jewish community emigrated to Israel between 2000 and 2017.[3]
- ^ a b Podolsky, Philip (2012-08-10). "France reportedly draws up plans to evacuate 200,000 Franco-Israelis in case of war". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "immigration francophone en Israel, chiffres alya". www.terredisrael.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "200 French olim arrive aboard summer's largest aliya flight from Europe".