Yerida
Emigration by Israeli Jews from Israel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Israeli diaspora" redirects here. For the exiled Israelites of Antiquity, see Assyrian captivity.
Yerida (Hebrew: ירידה yerida, "descent") is emigration by Jews from the State of Israel (or in religious texts, Land of Israel). Yerida is the opposite of aliyah (עליה, lit. "ascent"), which is immigration by Jews to Israel. Zionists are generally critical of the act of yerida and the term is somewhat derogatory.[1] The emigration of non-Jewish Israelis is not included in the term.
Common reasons for emigration given are the high cost of living, a desire to escape from the ongoing Arab–Israeli conflict, academic or professional ambitions, and disillusionment with Israeli society.[2]