The Department For the Promotion of Aliyah of the World Zionist Organization is incredibly stunned by the brutal act of hate committed in the mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of the victims and their loved ones.

Jewish communities in the Middle East and North Africa, which existed for more than two thousand years, virtually disappeared in the 20th century.

According to a survey conducted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and published in January, 46% of adults worldwide hold antisemitic beliefs.