Citizenship

Major change in Kuwaiti citizenship laws sees thousands lose nationality

The amendments, under Amiri Decree No. (15), published in the Al-Kuwait Al-Youm gazette, requires newly naturalized citizens to renounce any other citizenship within three months.

 A voter holds his proof of Kuwaiti citizenship upon arriving at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Kuwait City on June 6, 2023.
Prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a presidential pardon for him, greets family and friends at their home in Giza, Egypt, September 23, 2025.

El-Fattah did not have 'good character' check before obtaining UK citizenship due to legal loophole

 Ben Gurion Airport

Ghana and Israel go tit for tat deporting each others' citizens in diplomatic storm

US President Donald Trump holding a "Trump Gold Card," introducing his new Gold Card initiative in the Oval Office in the White House on December 10th, 2025.

Trump kicks off Gold Card program offering fast-track citizenship for million-dollar donors


Rep. Lawler letter asking Netanyahu to exempt dual citizens from draft dodging arrests resurfaces

Lawler’s letter, now circulating again, asked Israel to safeguard the mobility of US-Israel dual citizens impacted by attorney-general directives linked to haredi draft evasion.

US Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY) arrives prior to a closed briefing on Iran for members of the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 27, 2025; illustrative.

US senator pushes ban on dual citizenship, creating uncertainty for Israeli-Americans, olim

Proposing Senator Moreno was born in Bogota, Colombia, and emigrated to the United States with his family as a child. At 18, he became a citizen and renounced his Colombian citizenship.

Senator Bernie Moreno.

Offering Israeli citizenship for some Gazans presents a path to survival, rebuilding - opinion

The recently discussed proposition of offering Israeli citizenship to some Gazans in areas controlled by Israel can be an opportunity to rebuild life.

PALESTINIAN CHILDREN look through garbage near a landfill site in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, last month. The fire Yahya Sinwar started with the October 7 massacre of Israeli civilians did not just burn his enemies; it consumed Gaza and its people, says the writer.

Foreign Islamist fighters petition Syria's Sharaa for citizenship

Rewarding them with Syrian citizenship could alienate Syrians and foreign states whose support the new government.

Bedouin families ride in a vehicle with belongings as they leave the village of Al-Mazraa, in Sweida, Syria, July 21, 2025

'She is a Threat to Humanity': Trump threats to revoke Rosie O'Donnell's US citizenship

Under US law, a president cannot revoke the citizenship of an American born in the United States. O'Donnell was born in New York State.

Presenter Rosie O'Donnell speaks on stage about Madonna during the 30th annual GLAAD awards ceremony in New York City, New York, U.S., May 4, 2019

Fallen Hebrew Israelite soldier posthumously given Israeli citizenship

Sgt. Elishai Young fell in battle in the Gaza Strip in October 2024.

 Sergeant Elishai Young was killed in battle in the Gaza Strip and was a member of the African Israelites community of Dimona, October 20, 2024.

Getting a German Passport by Jewish Descent

What’s the path to German citizenship for descendants of German Jews? Our expert legal team explains the process and helps you acquire your European passport.


As Italy changes citizenship laws, descendants of Holocaust survivors risk losing citizenship claim

The new law requires the individual to speak proficient Italian, have an Italian parent or grandparent and have spent three years in the country legally.

An Italian policeman controls a passport looking at pictures of wanted people (L) at a customs gate in Rome's Fiumicino airport December 1, 2001.

French parliament approves bill against antisemites, racists becoming citizens

The law, which would also have to pass in the French Senate, was adopted by the parliament late Tuesday with 154 parliamentarians in favor, 72 against, and 43 in abstention. 

 People attend a demonstration against anti-Semitism at the Place de la Bastille after three teenagers aged 12 to 13 were indicted in Courbevoie, accused of rape and anti-Semitic violence against a 12-year-old girl, in Paris, France, June 20, 2024.

Akiva Tuttle: Raised in Alaska, revealed in Romania, residing in Israel

After a lifetime odyssey of traveling from Alaska to Romania, to Wisconsin to Israel, Akiva Tuttle's journey to Judaism and aliyah is one for the ages.

 Akiva Tuttle with wife, Bonnie, in Acre.