Almost 30,000 Jews made Aliyah (immigrated) to Israel this year compared with 28,220 new immigrants in 2017, a 5% increase. 10,500 came from Russia – a 45% increase from 2017. Over 3,500 Americans made Aliya in 2018, boosting Israel’s population to nearly 9 million.
https://unitedwithisrael.org/wonderful-aliyah-to-israel-grows-during-2018/
https://www.jns.org/in-2018-more-than-3500-north-americans-made-israel-their-new-home/