Mammele,
Actually polls show that Israelis are becoming MORE religious. In fact, secularists have been wringing their hands over an imminent religious takeover of the IDF for the last several years (in fact, already a majority of those in junior officer courses are religious). The garinim Torani’im (groups of DL avereichim and their families who set up communities in weak reas) have had great success in kiruv – including secular families sending their kids to religious kindergartens.
As for olim from France, they go where they please and send their children to those schools they choose. A large number, in fact, go to yishuvim (including mine). The newspaper you cite is simply publishing non-factual statements.