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.

With the presence of Natan Berman, in charge of welcoming new immigrants at the Municipality of Jerusalem, and Leticia Baran, employment advisor at The Jewish Agency for Israel, the Aliyah Promotion Department of the World Zionist Organization held the conference ‘Living, Working, and Studying in Israel’.

Israel has confirmed its positions on the global academic map: three leading universities of the country have entered the top hundred of the world’s best universities according to the prestigious ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) 2025.