56% of all immigrants came from the former Soviet Union. Immigration from Argentina fell drastically.
Only 9,200 people immigrated to Israel in the first half of 2003, a steep 39% drop, compared with the corresponding period last year, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported today.
Although 5,100 immigrants came from the former Soviet Union, 56% of all immigrants, this was 40% fewer than in the first half of 2002.
Immigration from Argentina fell drastically from 2,500 in the first half of 2002, 17% of all immigrants in the period, to only 500, an 82% decrease.
The number of immigrants from Ethiopia fell 20% to 1,500.
Published by Globes [online] - www.globes.co.il - on July 29, 2003