This is, in principle, very good news. But the so-called ‘absorption’ is hardly successful in Israel and is full of deficits and wrong programs. The main obstacle to successful integration is always bureaucracy. Against this background, a session was held in the Knesset.
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The Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs, chaired by MK Oded Forer (Yisrael Beitenu), convened yesterday for a follow-up debate on the Physicians Directorate’s activity in 2024. Chair MK Forer demands “proper allocation of resources” for the ‘absorption’ of the incoming physicians.
At the end of 2022, there were 3.4 doctors per 1,000 residents in Israel, compared with 2.8 doctors in 2018. The OECD average is 3.7 doctors per 1,000 residents. The forecast for 2026 is that there will be some 500 fewer doctors working in Israel, meaning there will be three doctors per 1,000 residents. According to statistics provided by the Jewish Agency, in 2025, 575 physicians are expected to make Aliyah to Israel – 255 from Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States; 148 from the United States and Canada; 25 from South America; two from South Africa, and one doctor from Australia.
Ronen Fuxman of Nefesh B’Nefesh said, “There is a budget item that is designated for a position for an employee whose job will be to ease the bureaucracy on the path to the recognition of specialities of new immigrant physicians. Until the new position is filled, we assist in the accreditation process and help file documents. The ban on the immigration to Israel of men from Ukraine is expected to be lifted sometime in 2025, and, accordingly, we are preparing to absorb the doctors who will arrive.”
Committee Chair MK Forer called upon the Minister of Aliyah and Integration to “allocate the proper resources for the absorption of new immigrant doctors from all of the world’s countries.”
Based on the press release of the Knesset (17.12.2025). Selected as relevant/translated/lecturered/shortened by VonNaftali. Pic AI-generated.