Law of Return
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The Law of Return is an Israeli law, initially passed in 1950 and extended in 1970, giving all Jews, persons with at least one Jewish grandparent, and their spouses, legal rights to enter, reside in,
Holocaust survivors arriving in Haifa in 1945, before the passage of the Law of Return
Moroccan Jewish immigrants arriving in Israel under the Law of Return, 1954
North American immigrants arriving in Israel under the auspices of Nefesh B'Nefesh
A stamp in a passport issuing holder Israeli citizenship based on Law of Return
Israeli citizenship law
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Israel has two primary pieces of legislation governing the requirements for citizenship: the 1950 Law of Return and the 1952 Citizenship Law. Every Jew has the unrestricted right to immigrate to Israe
Law of Return
…and extended in 1970, giving all Jews, persons with at least one Jewish grandparent, and their spouses, legal rights to enter, reside in, and acquire citizenship of, the State of Israel. The 1950 law declared that "every Jew has the right to come to this country as an oleh [immigrant]". The legislature of Israel…
A British mandate-era passport for a Palestinian resident