Deputy Student Union chairman Liran Basson told a Knesset committee that one in three Israeli students plans to leave the country after finishing their degree, citing housing costs and the high cost of living as the main drivers.
Liran Basson, deputy chairman of the National Union of Israeli Students, warned a Knesset committee on Tuesday that a third of Israeli students are considering emigration after graduation. In his remarks to the committee, Basson said a student survey found 33% of respondents indicated they would likely leave the country, with housing costs and the general cost of living cited as the primary reasons. The warning comes amid ongoing public debate about brain drain and the economic pressures facing young Israelis, though the survey's methodology and sample size were not detailed in the report from the Knesset discussion.
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