The Eastern Europeans who built the state had romantic ideas about creating a society free of the shackles of diaspora life, so they thought it appropriate to tell immigrants how and where to live, where to work, where to school their children, and even what to name them. The result of these practices has been a lingering resentment among the descendants of the Sephardic immigrants even though Sephardim are as well represented in all parts of Israeli society as any one else. The current government rejected this paternalism because they were convinced that the only way to integrate new immigrants without creating resentment was to involve immigrants in their own integration. Since taking office, this government has placed the integration of Russian immigrants in the hands of Russian immigrants. Over the last three years, this policy has proven very successful.
Polls show that new immigrants feel closer to and better integrated into Israeli society.
Relations with Russia Russian Anti-Semitism. To prevent this horrific scenario, the FSB has agreed to work closely with Israel to quickly deal with any problems that might arise. Moscow Jews are aware of the situation and have expressed a new interest in leaving Russia for Israel. If the situation in Russia continues to deteriorate, Israel could expect to see a considerable increase in immigration. Technology Transfers to Iran.