Israel has approved an extensive immigration initiative aimed at attracting new arrivals from Western countries where antisemitic incidents have surged sharply since 2022, Ynet reports.

Ministers endorsed the program on Tuesday as part of what officials described as an urgent national response to the steep rise in threats facing Jewish communities abroad.

The decision, titled “Nevertheless – Aliyah of Renewal,” focuses on four countries reporting dramatic increases in antisemitism: France, Britain, Canada and Australia.