I wonder if the fact that Israel has a draft for military service for both men and women has any effect on their choice to avoid Israel. Dodging the draft, so to speak?
That is possible .. though I think it has more to do with wanting to live a long life not in fear of their lives
Its certainly possible. But, it might be any number of things. Such as the economic prosperity of the states. Family already here (family already in Israel and Montreal is a big reason French Jews tend to go migrate to those two places in particular) is probably a big one. Maybe these Jews are relatively secular and politically conservative. Which is certainly not impossible given that many of their families originally came from North African states.