Short answer: because they had been persecuted just about everywhere else they went. Slightly longer answer: because at the end of WW2, they were looking for a place to set up a Jewish State where people who hated them would leave them alone, and at the time, nobody wanted the land that is now Israel, so the Jews moved in. As soon as the Jews moved in, the other residents of the middle east decided that they would destroy every settler of Israel, and haven't given up since. Their problem was, the Jews didn't particularly want to be destroyed, and they have defended themselves, quite admirably I might add.
Israel
Israel is important to Jews because it is their homeland where Avraham (Abraham) was commanded to move by G-D. It was in those days called "Canaan" and that is also where the 12 Tribes of Israel were, and Israel was commanded to live there by G-D.
Th modern state of Israel which at the time was a country called Palestine.
Israel is the homeland of the Jews. The word Israel also refers to all the Jews in the world.
The holocaust in Europe, which not only scared all the Jews that survived out of Europe, but also made all Jews realize that their on their own.
41% of all Jews live in israel
Out of approximately 76 percent of the Jews in Israel, roughly 67 were born in Israel.
Good question! In Israel, only Orthodox Jews can perform conversions.
Many Jews consider Israel to be their homeland.
Jews, since Israel is 75% Jewish.
At present, there are 6 million Jews in Israel and 8 million Jews elsewhere.
There are Jews all over the world. The one who live in Israel are Israeli Jews, like those in the U.S called American Jews.