Monthly Essay ·
The Migration Debate Israel Is Not Having
By Rafi DeMoggeTwo competing stories dominate the discourse on Jewish emigration and aliyah. Neither one is about the trends that actually matter.
Rafi DeMogge
Rafi DeMogge is the pseudonym of an Israel-based author and researcher who writes on political demography. You can follow him on Twitter @HeTows.
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