'The big question is what will happen after the election,' said a Tel Aviv University professor who conducted the research. The figures point to 2023 – marked by Netanyahu's judicial overhaul and the October 7 attack – as the main turning point

Tel Aviv University researchers document extensive brain drain in 2023-2025, with a fivefold increase over previous decade in annual departures of physicians who haven't returned

In 2023, 416 doctors left Israel for at least one year, compared with 530 in 2024 and a preliminary estimate of 419 in 2025.