On October 8, even prior to the disclosure of Israel-related news by several major media outlets, the Department of Aliyah Promotion within the World Zionist Organization, under the leadership of its North American director, Eugene Lekah, organized an emergency rally in New York City.

Every year, about 10,000 repatriates with professions requiring licensing arrive in Israel.

On August 15, the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), widely known as the Shanghai Ranking, was published.