
The Ministry of Finance and Tourism announced today that they intend to implement the "open sky" policy on air travel.
The policy will ease restrictions on foreign airlines wishing to provide flights to Israel.
This will result in a sharp drop in the price of flights to and from Israel and enable Israel to enjoy the benefits of cheap air travel.
Ideally, the proposal should go further and remove all restrictions on air operators traveling to Israel, in addition to safety and security.
It looks like a technical proposal to promote tourism in Israel.
In fact, this is probably one of the best things the Israeli government has done for Zionism and Jews.
The era of Aria is over and, as previously envisaged, one person is fully permanently relocated to Israel.
While individuals will continue to immigrate to Israel, Israel's future lies in opening up new forms and new ways for Jews from all over the world to engage with Israel and its people.
Cheap communications, Internet, e-commerce
Mail is creating new opportunities.
Cheap air travel is essential to complete this plan.
For Jews who wish to link life with Israel, there is very little real choice.
Making money and giving money is a limited answer.
Most Jews have no intention of making aliya, and few Jews can afford to provide such amounts in today's Jewish organization.
Jews who are aliya only need to buy one. way ticket.
For him, it doesn't matter whether the ticket price is $100 or $1000.
For a young Jewish doctor, he hopes to continue to live in her home country, but he hopes to establish closer ties with Israel by coming to a hospital in Israel every summer, the price of the flight is important.
For the vast majority of Jews living outside Israel, including the former Israelis, new ways must be created so that they can contribute their talents and energy to Israel and link their lives with Israel.
The contribution of human resources, rather than finance, must be emphasized in these ways.
We live in an era where human thought is a source of wealth, so the most important thing is the best teachers, doctors, engineers, scientists, artists, writers, the opportunity to contribute their skills and knowledge to Israel.
For many Israel-related projects, cheaper flights will be a boon and offer new ways to engage with Israel.
For example, it is possible to extend and expand the birthright plan through cheaper flights.
If Jews in Europe can fly around, the idea of having a second home in Israel could get a bigger currency
Less than $100 in Israeli tours, or if Jews from New York can fly to Israel like they do on the west coast.
Jews from Europe can even consider moving to Israel while staying in Europe, and vice versa.
Offering cheaper flights can also expand opportunities for Israelis to work abroad, and while continuing to live in Israel, it will serve Israel's growth industry by reducing the main cost of exporting hi-
Technology and Industry companies based in Israel.
The policy of opening the sky is in the interests of not only Israel, but also the Jewish people.
While this may not be seen as a traditional issue of concern to Jewish organizations, there are very few policies that can be enacted now, which may have a greater impact on the interaction between Israel and Jews.
This is not just a domestic issue for Israel.
This is a Jewish problem.
In order to support this policy, the Jewish organization must make a voice.
If we succeed in adopting this policy, perhaps we can all wish each other "in Jerusalem by next year --
Less than $100.