Who is a Jew? And who is eligible for the Law of Return? (*Hint: the answers are not necessarily the same)

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Who is a Jew? And who is eligible for the Law of Return? (*Hint: the answers are not necessarily the same)

A discussion with Regev Ben- David on one of Israel's oldest laws

Jun 26, 2023

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Regev Ben- David (Photo: Shalem Hartman Institute)

Shortly after Israel’s new government was elected, and long before judicial reform took up all the oxygen in the proverbial room, the coalition announced plans to emend Israel’s famous Law of Return (one of the earliest laws the country ever passed) and to get rid of the “grandparent clause.”

The “grand…

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