The fantasy of mass aliyah meets the reality of human nature

The fantasy of mass aliyah meets the reality of human nature

(JNS) — Every time antisemitism spikes abroad — constantly, these days — certain Israeli pundits, politicians and members of the public leap to the same ostensibly comforting conclusion: that it will finally spur Diaspora Jews to “come home.” The reference is to well-off Westerners, not members of the tribe escaping poverty and persecution at the hands of hostile regimes. The latter is and has alw...