PatColo
25th December 2012, 06:10 PM
did this get posted @ GSUS? it's one of those "cognitive dissonance" stories- the notion of all those PO'd israelis; the big have/have-not split there, street protests etc.
Original at Haaretz (a leading izzy paper), but they require registration for full article. It appears to be reprinted in full at several other sites though.
Bye, the beloved country - why almost 40 percent of Israelis are thinking of emigrating
According to a new survey, more than a third of Israelis would leave the country if they could, citing economic opportunities as the main reason. Who are the wannabe leavers, and what can be done to induce them to stay?
By Sivan Klingbail (http://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/sivan-klingbail-1.584) and Shanee Shiloh | 01:42 15.12.12
The idea of emigrating from Israel is present at every family dinner in the home of Shirlee (Haaretz has her full name), a scientist from the center of the country. More accurately, it’s conspicuous by the absence of two of her three sons. Her eldest son, Nir, 28, left Israel last February to join his brother Idan, 27, in Toronto, where he’s been living since completing his compulsory army service. The...
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http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/bye-the-beloved-country-why-almost-40-percent-of-israelis-are-thinking-of-emigrating.premium-1.484945
PressTV:
40% of Israelis thinking of emigration: Survey
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/12/15/278160/40-of-israelis-think-of-emigration/
Original at Haaretz (a leading izzy paper), but they require registration for full article. It appears to be reprinted in full at several other sites though.
Bye, the beloved country - why almost 40 percent of Israelis are thinking of emigrating
According to a new survey, more than a third of Israelis would leave the country if they could, citing economic opportunities as the main reason. Who are the wannabe leavers, and what can be done to induce them to stay?
By Sivan Klingbail (http://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/sivan-klingbail-1.584) and Shanee Shiloh | 01:42 15.12.12
The idea of emigrating from Israel is present at every family dinner in the home of Shirlee (Haaretz has her full name), a scientist from the center of the country. More accurately, it’s conspicuous by the absence of two of her three sons. Her eldest son, Nir, 28, left Israel last February to join his brother Idan, 27, in Toronto, where he’s been living since completing his compulsory army service. The...
The full text is available for subscribers & registered users.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/bye-the-beloved-country-why-almost-40-percent-of-israelis-are-thinking-of-emigrating.premium-1.484945
PressTV:
40% of Israelis thinking of emigration: Survey
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/12/15/278160/40-of-israelis-think-of-emigration/