Israeli citizenship

Proposed Law of Return amendment sparks debate over conversion standards in Israel

Religious coalition lawmakers frame the bill as a return to halachic conversion standards, while opponents say it would hand the religious establishment greater control over Jewish identity

 THE EXPECTATION that citizens should roam the length and breadth of the country in order to find an appointment slot somewhere to renew a passport is preposterous.
 The High Court of Justice in Jerusalem

Adalah petitions High Court to return bodies of six Arab citizens withheld by Israel

A woman picking out produce at a market.

Not a status, but series of moments: What it truly means to become Israeli - opinion

Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

Israel’s Supreme Court blocks automatic citizenship for non-Jewish children of immigrants


The Fire Next Time

The Jerusalem Post

Sharp drop in granting of citizenship to Jerusalem's Arabs

Over the past decade, 2,641 of the 7,168 applications were approved, for an acceptance rate of 36.8 percent. By contrast, in 2015 the acceptance rate was 2.9 percent.

Damascus Gate and Salah Al-Din Road in East Jerusalem

Two arrested in murder of missing Israeli found in forest in Hungary

He had last contacted his family Thursday before disappearing.

Missing Israeli Ofir Gross.

Are we really all Israelis?

Marking Land Day this year in Umm al-Hiran.

A new immigrant at Ben-Gurion airport kisses the tarmac as he makes aliya

Black Jewish Lives Matter

The Jerusalem Post

Israel to issue ‘start-up visas’ for foreign entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs who obtain the two-year visas will be able to develop new technological enterprises in Israel and their visas will be extended if they decide to establish start-up companies in Israel.

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Egypt strips 3 of citizenship for becoming Israeli

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab strip a total of five Egyptians of their citizenship, with the other two appearing to be Palestinians, according to the country’s Official Gazette.

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Brazil omits Israel from passports of Jerusalem-born citizens

The United States, Canada and France also omit Israel from passports for holders born in Jerusalem, stating only the city’s name.

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Israeli ‘e-residents'

Estonia allows people living outside the country to get “e-residency.”

 Students at Hadassah college

No regrets for Jerusalem passport lawsuit

Two weeks ago our amazing 12-year journey, in which we had the privilege to represent tens of thousands of American-Israelis, came to an end.

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