Aliyah from Latin America in the 2000s

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Following the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, and in the wake of the 1999–2002 Argentine political and economic crisis, many Argentinian Jews emigrated to Israel.

More than 10,000 Jews from Argentina immigrated to Israel since 2000, joining the thousands of previous olim already there. The crisis in Argentina also affected its neighbour country Uruguay, from which over 500 Jews made aliyah in the same period. During 2002 and 2003 the Jewish Agency launched an intensive public campaign to promote aliyah from the region, and offered additional economical aid for immigrants from Argentina. Although the Argentinean economy improved, Jews continue to immigrate to Israel, albeit in smaller numbers than before.

Olim from other South American countries, where there also have been crises, are also making aliyah in smaller numbers. They do not receive the same economical benefits as Argentinian olim do, despite the current situation in most of South America^{[citation needed]}.