In 2023, almost 860,000 American citizens entered in Israel. This was a moderate increase of about six percent from the previous year. During the observed period, visitors from the United States peaked in 2019 at about 970,000 people. Arrival in 2020 and 2021 were severely impacted by travel restrictions introduced in an effort to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

In 2024, more than 24,500 people migrated from Europe to Israel. It was the continent with the highest number of individuals immigrating to Israel, followed by America and Oceania with over 4,300 people. In contrast, 363 immigrants in Israel arrived from the African continent. As of 2023, the Russian Federation was the country of origin for the majority of immigrants to Israel.

On October 7, 2023, in what many believe to be a breaking point between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Palestinian militant group Hamas led an invasion into Israel via the Gaza Strip, marking the first time direct contact was made on Israeli territory since the First Arab-Israeli War in 1948 and 1949. Following attacks on bordering communities and Israeli military bases, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally declared war resulting in what is now an ongoing ground and aerial invasion in Gaza. As one of Israel's allies, many have been debating the responsibility of the United States and whether it should increase its military support. As of December 2024, 17 percent of Americans supported an increase in U.S. military aid to Israel.

In March 2024, the number of passengers that entered or departed Israel onboard airlines from the United States amounted to about 16,000. That was a significant decline compared to the same month the previous year. Various american airlines ceased to fly to Israel between November 2023 and February 2024 due to the start of the Israel-Hamas war. US-based airlines, which operate in Israel, include Delta and American Airlines.

Israel Visitor Arrivals: America: South: Others data was reported at 0.000 Person th in Feb 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Person th for Jan 2025. Israel Visitor Arrivals: America: South: Others data is updated monthly, averaging 0.100 Person th from Feb 2022 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.400 Person th in Sep 2023 and a record low of 0.000 Person th in Feb 2025. Israel Visitor Arrivals: America: South: Others data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.Q005: Visitor Arrivals: by Country.

The number of visitors to the United States from Israel increased from 2023 to 2024. In 2024, the number of visitors to the U.S. from Israel reached 417,077, up from the previous year's total of 376,439.

Israel Visitor Arrivals: America: Central: Costa Rica data was reported at 0.000 Person th in Feb 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Person th for Jan 2025. Israel Visitor Arrivals: America: Central: Costa Rica data is updated monthly, averaging 0.200 Person th from Feb 2022 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.700 Person th in May 2023 and a record low of 0.000 Person th in Feb 2025. Israel Visitor Arrivals: America: Central: Costa Rica data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.Q005: Visitor Arrivals: by Country.

Google Search Trends: Travel & Accommodations: American Airlines data was reported at 1.000 Score in 06 Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.000 Score for 05 Mar 2025. Google Search Trends: Travel & Accommodations: American Airlines data is updated daily, averaging 1.000 Score from Dec 2021 (Median) to 06 Mar 2025, with 1192 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.000 Score in 19 Dec 2022 and a record low of 0.000 Score in 21 Feb 2025. Google Search Trends: Travel & Accommodations: American Airlines data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Google Trends. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.Google.GT: Google Search Trends: by Categories.

The data reported here are from the 2000 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion, sponsored by the American Jewish Committee, detailing the views of American Jews about a broad range of subjects. Among the topics covered in the present survey are the Israel-Arab peace process, the attachment of American Jews to Israel, political and social issues in the United States, Jewish perceptions of anti-Semitism, Jewish opinion about various countries, and Jewish identity concerns. Some of the questions appearing in the survey are new; others are drawn from previous American Jewish Committee surveys, including the 1997, 1998, and 1999 Annual Surveys of American Jewish Opinion. The 2000 survey was conducted for the American Jewish Committee by Market Facts, Inc., a leading survey-research organization. Respondents were interviewed by telephone during September 14-28, 2000; no interviewing took place on the Sabbath. The sample consisted of 1,010 self-identified Jewish respondents selected from the Market Facts consumer mail panel. The respondents are demographically representative of the United States adult Jewish population on a variety of measures. (AJC 3/4/2015).

Please Note: This dataset is part of the historical CISER Data Archive Collection and is also available at the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at https://doi.org/10.25940/ROPER-31094161. We highly recommend using the Roper Center version as they may make this dataset available in multiple data formats in the future.

Among the topics covered in the present survey are the consequences of the September 11 terrorist attack on the United States, the Israel-Arab peace process, the attachment of American Jews to Israel, political and social issues in the United States, Jewish perceptions of anti-Semitism, Jewish opinion about various countries, and Jewish identity concerns. Some of the questions appearing in the survey are new; others are drawn from previous American Jewish Committee surveys, including the Annual Surveys of American Jewish Opinion carried out in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. The 2001 survey was conducted for the American Jewish Committee by Market Facts, Inc., a leading survey-research organization. Respondents were interviewed by telephone during November 19 - December 4, 2001; no interviewing took place on the Sabbath. The sample consisted of 1,015 self-identified Jewish respondents selected from the Market Facts consumer mail panel. The respondents are demographically representative of the United States adult Jewish population on a variety of measures. (AJC 3/4/2015)

Please Note: This dataset is part of the historical CISER Data Archive Collection and is also available at the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at https://doi.org/10.25940/ROPER-31094162. We highly recommend using the Roper Center version as they may make this dataset available in multiple data formats in the future.

On October 7, 2023, Palestinian militant group Hamas led an invasion into Israel via the Gaza Strip, marking the first time direct contact was made on Israeli territory since the First Arab-Israeli War in 1948 and 1949. Following attacks on bordering communities and Israeli military bases, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally declared war and issued counter-offensive strikes. A number of devastating attacks across Gaza and parts of Lebanon have followed, prompting many to question the United States' role in both its military assistance and weaponry. According to a September 2024 survey, nearly one year after the war began, over one-third of Americans approved of Israel using U.S.-provided weapons to carry out attacks.

This dataset is about book subjects and is filtered where the books is The chosen peoples : America, Israel, and the ordeals of divine election, featuring 10 columns including authors, average publication date, book publishers, book subject, and books. The preview is ordered by number of books (descending).

According to a survey conducted in 2024, Americans were most likely to say that they strongly oppose recent pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses in the United States, at 35 percent. In comparison, only 12 percent of Americans said that they strongly support pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses. These protests are usually organized by college students who want their schools to cut ties with companies or institutions affiliated with Israel in response to the Israel-Hamas war.

On October 7 2023, Palestinian militant group Hamas led an invasion into Israel via the Gaza Strip, marking the first time direct contact was made on Israeli territory since the First Arab-Israeli War in 1948 and 1949. Following attacks on bordering communities and Israeli military bases, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally declared war.

As one of Israel's allies, many have begun debating the role of the United States and responsibility to respond. In October 9, 46 percent of Americans believed the U.S. to have a responsibility to do something about the fighting. However, that figure dropped to 38 percent in November.

In 2019, opinion among American Jews on the dismantling of Jewish settlements in the West Bank as part of a peace agreement between Israel and Palestine was divided. 41 percent of respondents said that Israel should be willing to dismantle some of the Jewish settlements, and 28 percent said that Israel should not be willing to dismantle any of the settlements.

The United States is regarded as one of the most important partner of Israel. The two countries hold strong political, economic, and cultural relations. In a survey conducted in Israel in 2021, 90 percent of the Jewish self-identified left-wing respondents stated that they saw the United States as a friendly country. This political group had the most favorable opinion of the United States. However, many respondents who politically identified as center or right-wing supporters also saw the United States as an Israel-friendly country (80 percent and 71 percent, respectively).

Strong trade ties 

The United States is an important trade partner of Israel. In 2021, imports from the United States into Israel accumulated nearly 7.9 billion U.S. dollars. This was a slight increase compared to the previous year. Imports include machinery, electrical products, vehicles, and aircraft. In addition, in the same year, the value of exports from Israel to the United States reached 11.89 billion U.S. dollars, which was a considerable increase compared to the previous year. Israel exports several goods to the United States, including medicines and electronic components.

Numerous American tourists in Israel 

In 2021, the number of tourists from the United States in Israel amounted to 149,000 compared to around 200,000 in the previous year. This decrease stemmed from the coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions that prevented international tourists from entering the country. Numerous American tourists visit Israel every year, including groups of Israeli and Jewish youth who reside in the United States and take, in well-known programs such as Taglit or Masa.

The two countries with the greatest shares of the world's Jewish population are the United States and Israel. The United States had been a hub of Jewish immigration since the nineteenth century, as Jewish people sought to escape persecution in Europe by emigrating across the Atlantic. The Jewish population in the U.S. is largely congregated in major urban areas, such as New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, with the New York metropolitan area being the city with the second largest Jewish population worldwide, after Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel is the world's only officially Jewish state, having been founded in 1948 following the first Arab-Israeli War. While Jews had been emigrating to the holy lands since the nineteenth century, when they were controlled by the Ottoman Empire, immigration increased rapidly following the establishment of the state of Israel. Jewish communities in Eastern Europe who had survived the Holocaust saw Israel as a haven from persecution, while the state encouraged immigration from Jewish communities in other regions, notably the Middle East & North Africa. Smaller Jewish communities remain in Europe in countries such as France, the UK, and Germany, and in other countries which were hotspots for Jewish migration in the twentieth century, such as Canada and Argentina.

Israel's tourism industry has experienced significant challenges recently. After reaching a new peak in 2019, with 4.9 million annual visitors, the country saw a dramatic drop to just 400,000 visitors in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A rebound in 2022 and 2023, ended with the start of the Israel-Hamas war at the end of 2023. Interestingly, some businesses have found ways to endure the slump in tourist arrivals. A pause on air travel With the start of the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, international tourist travel to the country significantly diminished. Foreign airlines reduced their flight frequency, and at times even paused services. Between November 2023 and February 2024, no American carriers flew to the country. As a result, monthly air passenger traffic fell to just 380,000 in November 2023. A new war economy Despite setbacks, some tourism-oriented businesses found openings in the new war economy. To offset the loss of foreign visitors, local hotels accommodated Israelis evacuated from conflict regions in the North and South of the country. In the month following the outbreak of hostilities, hotels hosted over 2.5 million Israeli guest-nights. The Israel national airline, El Al, is another example of resilience. As the company maintained its services throughout 2024, it became the most reliable air travel provider, resulting in a doubling of its quarterly profits.

The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement is a global campaign that seeks to put economic and political pressure on Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories and promote Palestinian rights. The movement includes boycots of Israeli products, divesting from companies involved and imposing sactions on the Israeli government. According to a May 2024 survey, roughly 25 percent of Americans strongly opposed the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel's treatment of Palestinians. However, approximately 20 percent were supportive.

American corporations operated a total of six artificial intelligence (AI) R&D laboratories in Israel, as of 2020. This amounted to 10 percent of global AI labs run by these companies. Google and Microsoft both owned two such labs. Similarly, Facebook and IBM operated one AI lab each. One possible explanation for the density of corporate-led research in the country was the high concentration of AI talent.