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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 ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. 100 years of Aliyah (immigration) to Mandatory Palestine and Israel, between 1919 and 2020 Part of a series on Aliyah Concepts Promised Land Gathering of Israel Diaspora Negation Jews who remained in the Land of Israel Homeland for the Jewish people Zionism Jewish question Law of Return Pre-Modern ...
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.
Cover page for Israeli Constitution draft proposed by the Institute for Zionist Strategies. The State of Israel has an uncodified constitution.Instead of a formal written constitution, and in accordance with the Harari Decision (הַחְלָטַת הֲרָרִי ) of 13 June 1950 adopted by the Israeli Constituent Assembly (the First Knesset), the State of Israel has enacted several Basic ...
ITIM has been active in advocating the reform of Israeli laws governing conversion to Judaism. [4] [5] [6] In Israel, the Orthodox Rabbinate controls the recognition of conversions of Judaism; the Rabbinate does not recognize the validity of Conservative or Reform conversions, and in some cases has also refused to accept Orthodox conversions made by rabbis abroad.
Israel portal; Note: Listed are people from the Jewish diaspora who, not being descendants from current Israelis (from the State of Israel), made aliyah and became Israeli citizens applying the Law of Return.
The Law of Return, enacted in 1950, stipulates that every Jew has a right to make aliyah (immigrate to Israel), hence the importance of a clear definition of who is a Jew. According to the halakha (Jewish law), a Jew is an individual who was born to a Jewish mother or one who converted to Judaism.
In Israel, the Neeman Committee was established to solve disputes concerning the process of Conversion to Judaism within the borders of Israel, which by the Law of Return also grants automatic citizenship and accompanying rights. It is unrelated to the ongoing debate about which conversions performed outside Israel should be recognized.