Israeli citizenship

I love Israel and will always defend it, but the treatment that I have received since applying for citizenship, my automatic right as a Jew, is an embarrassment.

The relaxation in the rules applies to couples who are both Israeli citizens who have been living consistently outside of Israel for over five years.

The Law of Return grants a Jew, the child of a Jew, and the grandchild of a Jew the right to Israeli citizenship, along with their spouses.

In an effort to pass future bills, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz are reportedly working to reach broader agreements with the Joint List to vote for key legislation.

Yamina denounced the Likud and Religious Zionist Parties as ‘post-Zionist’ for toppling law with security implications; Likud claims the law would endanger the ‘Zionist character of the state.'

Up to 45,000 Arab families are affected by the law that prevents Palestinian spouses from living in Israel, but some slam this week’s Knesset vote as ‘political theater.’

"It is not proper for M.'s declaration as a mother to be postponed for years. Such a situation 'does not reflect reality and thus misleads the child.'"

Israel does not have a civil marriage option. So if a citizen wants to get married civilly, they need to do so outside the country.

David Ben Moshe’s Orthodox conversion was initially rejected by the Interior Ministry despite having married through the Chief Rabbinate.

From Baltimore’s notorious drug gangs to the Jewish State, David Ben Moshe continues to hope for Israeli citizenship.