Americans Drawn to the West Bank

Mordechai Reich moved to the West Bank, 7 miles south of Jerusalem in 1994. "For me, Israel is a young country where individual contributions add up to create significant change, he says, a psychologist who immigrated from New York. "In that sense it is a land of opportunity, just as America is. We integrate Israeli culture and American culture, and the result is a strong culture."

There are approximately 15% U.S., Jewish citizens in the West Bank. Many have said it was their upbringing in the U.S. that brought them to Israel. Once they are there, many of them, help the new arrivals.