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New German citizenship law mandates support of Israel’s right to exist

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Germany will require those applying for a passport to affirm they believe that Israel has a right to exist. The country’s new citizenship law goes into effect this week as part of a promise by Chancellor Olaf...

Israelis seeking green cards face hostile questions about IDF service

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Israelis applying for U.S. green cards (permanent resident cards) are reporting the introduction of a new line of questioning regarding their military service. While visitors to the United States have been asked basic questions about...

New German citizenship questions ask about Jews, Israel, Holocaust

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To pass the test to become a citizen of Germany, applicants must answer 17 questions correctly out of 33, drawn from a potential pool of 300 questions amended to test knowledge about Jewish life and history. Examples of the...

No ancient Roman racism, says Ramaswamy at Jewish spoils-funded Colosseum

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There was no “racism” in ancient Rome, when “emperors were white, black, Arab, didn’t matter,” former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy wrote on Sunday. The entrepreneur posted photos on social media on Sunday of him and his family...

MKs: Extend order barring citizenship through marriage for Palestinians

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Lawmakers in Jerusalem on Monday gave initial approval to renewing a temporary order barring Palestinians from Judea, Samaria and Gaza from automatically receiving Israeli citizenship through marriage, amid growing calls to enact permanent legislation,...
Israeli Internal Affairs Minister Ayelet Shaked arrives at a Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 1, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Shaked withdraws bill to revoke terrorists’ Israeli citizenship

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Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked (Yamina) on Sunday backtracked on her plan to propose a bill seeking to revoke the citizenship of Israeli citizens who commit terrorist acts. Shaked retracted the proposed legislation, which is based...
A discussion on the “family reunification law” during a plenum session in the Knesset on July 6, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Citizenship Law gets second chance as Knesset passes first reading

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The Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law has a new lease on life, passing its first reading in the Knesset on Feb. 7, the start of a lengthy legislative process. The law, which essentially...
A discussion on the “family reunification law” during a plenum session in the Knesset on July 6, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Family reunification bill for Palestinian spouses passes first reading in Knesset

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A bill seeking to regulate the status and residency of Palestinian spouses of Arab Israelis passed its first reading in the Knesset on Monday night. The “family reunification law” was first approved as a temporary...
(L-R) Israeli minister of Defense Benny Gantz, minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Minister of Justice Gideon Saar during a discussion on the "family reunification law", during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

A flood of Palestinians into Israel? Citizenship law fails to pass, despite security issues

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Politics makes strange bedfellows. In the predawn hours of Tuesday morning, the Likud Party celebrated alongside the anti-Zionist Joint Arab List, as the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law, meant to bolster Israel’s security...
A plenum session in the Knesset on July 6, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

In a blow to Israel’s coalition, Knesset fails to pass citizenship bill

A bill seeking to extend a law regulating the status and residency of Palestinian spouses of Arab Israelis failed to pass a Knesset vote early Tuesday morning. The “family reunification law,” first passed as a...