No Delusions, No Despair

No Delusions, No Despair

Bibi’s folly

The prime minister’s social and economic policies are undermining the Zionist project he claims to defend.

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Benjamin Kerstein
Dec 18, 2025
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My friend Alex Stein recently pointed out on his Substack “Love of the Land” that, despite much talk of possible mass Aliyah—and Israeli preparations for it—emigration from Israel currently outpaces immigration.

A recent Times of Israel article relates this to the increasing problem of a “brain drain” of educated professionals—also noted by Stein—that could, at some point, seriously threaten Israel’s economic viability.

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