The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, better known as ‘’The Fellowship,’’ which brings thousands of Jews from 29 countries on aliyah to Israel, including from France, said it is responding and mobilizing to offer special assistance to French Jews who express the desire to move to Israel. “In light of the situation in France, we are preparing for a spike in French Aliyah by allotting additional budget, staff and volunteers, to help any Jew who wishes to immigrate to Israel through us and to receive help in their resettlement in Israel,” said the group’s president, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein.

“I hope that the European leadership will succeed in its efforts to eradicate antisemitism, but until then, it is important that we take action to secure the synagogues and Jewish schools and increase our aliyah efforts for those seeking to move to Israel,” he said.

Uriel Saada, head of The Fellowship’s desk in France, said that he has already received dozens of requests from Jewish families who are interested in moving to Israel.

“Just last Friday I got about ten calls, which is very rare because usually no one calls on Fridays,” he noted.

In addition, last week, Israel announced a new plan to promote and encourage French Aliyah. Israeli Minister of Education and Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett, who participated in the annual conference held by Qualita, the umbrella organization for Olim (immigrants) from France in Israel, declared: “There are 200,000 Jews in France who would immigrate to Israel tomorrow if we would do what is needed. The situation in France is not good, and they want to come. This has been a tremendous missed opportunity, but we are not looking back, we are looking to the future. We have already begun at the Ministry of Education with the program for children and youth from France, but this is just one part.”