Aliyah
Canadian professional wrestler
Aliyah (Hebrew: עֲלִיָּה ʿălīyyā, lit. "ascent") is the immigration of Jews from the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel or the Palestine region, which is today chiefly represented by the State of Israel.
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edit- We felt proud and exultant to arrive with the Jewish flag at our mast. The refugees looked for the first time upon the Holy Land with wondering and often tear-filled eyes. This was the sight for which they had longed with all their hearts, the sight for which they had risked their lives crossing one illegal border after another and on the high seas.
- I. F. Stone: Underground to Palestine, 1947
