the election of donald trump has injected further uncertainty into the direction of israels multi-front conflict, including its escalating confrontations with iran. since the hamas attack, more than 11,700 americans have opened applications for aliyah, the israeli naturalization process for people with at least one jewish grandparent. thats nearly double the number from the year before, according to nefesh bnefesh, a nonprofit that facilitates aliyah  literally, ascending or going up  from the united states and canada. in the past year, new arrivals, known as olim, are up 20 percent. jewish people are drawn to their nation when there are threats to it, said yael katsman, a spokeswoman for nefesh bnefesh. the interest started right after oct. 7  applications were up 100 percent. and even with the challenges and fears and problems with flights, the uptick in the number of olim arriving continues.   d/2024/11/06/israel-american-jews-a liyah-olim/
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