Excerpt from an important Mishpacha article:
To be clear: No one is betting on a long-term European future for Jews. European politicians mouth platitudes like “Europe without Jews isn’t Europe,” but they won’t act on the number one threat — the rising thuggery of the pro-Hamas mob.
That said, any Israeli politician urging Jews overseas to come should be asked: “What are you doing to make that process easier?” Chazal say Eretz Yisrael is acquired with yissurim — but some of those difficulties are directly caused by the actions, or lack of them, of those selfsame politicians.
Among the biggest deterrents to moving to Israel is the extraordinary cost of living, especially that of housing. The math simply doesn’t make sense. The average house price in 2024 is 2.2 million shekels, or $606,000 — about $110,000 more expensive than in the US. Meanwhile, the average monthly salary — $3,200 — is 35 percent lower than the monthly pay in the US.