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Bill to limit Law of Return shot down despite support from ultra-Orthodox MKs

Lawmakers on Wednesday voted down a controversial bill intended to prevent non-Jews from immigrating to Israel and obtaining citizenship even if they have at least one Jewish grandparent. The bill, ...
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Coalition revives contentious bid to limit Law of Return; this time, it may pass

The government is again debating a contentious change to the Law of Return that would deny people with only one Jewish grandparent the automatic right to immigrate to Israel. The proposal, which was ...
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Supreme Court blocks automatic citizenship for non-Jewish children of immigrants

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025 (photo credit: CHAIM ...
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Israeli Supreme Court rules that Israel’s Law of Return extends to widows of children and grandchildren of Jews

(JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court upheld an earlier ruling that the non-Jewish widows of the children and grandchildren of Jews may emigrate to Israel under its Law of Return. The 4-3 ruling this week ...
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Gov’t debates bill proposal to cancel Law of Return Grandchild Clause

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ALIYAH EMBRACE, Bnei Menashe. Photo from Laura The committee decided to debate the proposal once again in a month’s time. The ...
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Israel expels British Jewish activist who tried to immigrate under Law of Return

Leo Franks was detained at a protest against Israel’s Gaza policy and while supporting Palestinians in the West Bank before his aliyah application was mysteriously closed. When Leo Franks landed in ...