Moving to Netanya: A Complete Guide for New Immigrants

Netanya is one of the most commonly recommended cities for immigrants from Russia, Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries. An established Russian-speaking community, Russian-language infrastructure — all this reduces the stress of the first years.

Russian is widely heard in shops, clinics and service businesses. This helps during the early months before Hebrew becomes comfortable.

A new immigrant (oleh chadash) gets significant benefits when buying their first apartment. Purchase tax (mas richisha) applies at the resident rate — even if you've just arrived. This saves ₪50,000–300,000 depending on the property price.

Preferential mortgage through banks: special programs for olim with lower down payments. Benefits valid for the first 7 years after aliya.