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The distinction between the meaning of the terms citizenship and nationality is not always clear in the English language and differs by country. Generally, nationality refers to a person's legal belonging to a state and is the common term used in international treaties when referring to members of a state; citizenship refers to the set of rights and duties a person has in that nation.
Section 2(b) of the Law of Return empowers the Minister of Interior to deny Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return on a number of grounds: For example, an applicant may be denied citizenship if they are considered a threat to the security of the State of Israel (e.g. treason against the Jewish State), or have a past criminal record ...
The Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order) 5763 is an Israeli law first passed on 31 July 2003. [1] The law makes inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza Strip ineligible for the automatic granting of Israeli citizenship and residency permits that are usually available through marriage to an Israeli citizen (i.e., family reunification).
The following list of Consuls General of Israel to the United States of America is arranged by the Israeli Consulate's location in the United States. At each location the Israeli diplomats are listed in reverse chronological order.
Because Jewish lineage can provide a right to Israeli citizenship, aliyah (returning to Israel) has both a secular and a religious significance. [ citation needed ] The first modern period of immigration to receive a number in common speech was the Third Aliyah, which in the World War I period was referred to as the successor to the First and ...
The average processing time for a citizenship application was cut in half from a record high of 11.5 months in 2021 to 4.9 months this fiscal year, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ...
The proposal called for funding for pro-Israel security companies. A Los Angeles City Council proposal to give $1 million in security services to Jewish houses of worship, community centers and ...
Los Angeles, California contains one of the largest concentrations of Israeli Americans in the United States. Israeli Americans are those who are Israelis through nationality and/or citizenship. While the vast majority of the Israeli American populace is Jewish, it is also made up of various other ethnic and religious minorities.