Law of return israel

Israel can - and should - save assimilated Jews - opinion

Israel must embrace every Jew, including the unaffiliated and intermarried, to help ensure the future of world Jewry.

 There is less holding a second marriage together (Illustrative photo of a wedding).
Head of the Yashar Party’s olim integration initiative Alex Rif at The Jerusalem Post studio.

Yashar to safeguard Law of Return, cut bureaucracy, address needs of olim in next gov't - exclusive

Aliyah from France, which was saw 1,500 to 2,000 people moving to Israel every year, increased in 2025 to 3,300.

Your Taxes: What new olim need to know about Israel's tax exemption

 Israel and United Kingdom flags waving together.

Making aliyah shouldn’t feel like running the Grand National - opinion


Letters to the Editor January 11, 2023: Straw man fallacy

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Israel must scrap the Law of Return's 'grandchild clause' - opinion

If non-Jewish immigration into Israel continues unchecked, the dangers that lie ahead for Jewish continuity are incalculable. 

 YOUNG ISRAELIS welcome new immigrants at Ben-Gurion Airport. Most Israelis, whether secular or religious, believe the country must have historical and spiritual continuity, says the writer.

Smotrich's Religious Zionist Party is becoming anti-Zionist - opinion

Religious Zionists should tell Smotrich and the RZP “not in my name” before the national religious banner is indelibly stained with corruption, draft dodging and unjust discrimination.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich arrives for a group picture of the new government at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, last week.

Christmas and aliyah: The Jewish state is becoming less Jewish - opinion

By sending threatening letters, they’re signaling clearly that the unraveling of the ties between Israel and the Diaspora Jewish community is hardly Israel’s fault.

 CHILDREN TAKE part in a Hanukkah candle lighting.

Law of Return: Coalition to ensure they hold majority on Immigration Committee

This differs from the previous Knesset, in which the opposition was offered both to lead the committee and to have a three-person majority.

 Likud Head MK Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with MK Aryeh Deri during a vote for the new Knesset speaker at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 13, 2022.

Aliyah Min: Comittee to discuss Law of Return, without passing legislation

According to Sofer, most Russian and Ukrainian olim in 2022 weren't considered Jewish by Orthodox law but were still able to make aliyah.

 Incoming Immigration and Absorption Minister Ofir Sofer at a ceremony in the Immigration and Absorption Ministry, Jerusalem, January 1, 2023.

Senior Netanyahu adviser to ‘Post’: No commitment to change Law of Return

UTJ wishes to change Israel's Law of Return because of “the difficulties and loopholes created by the Grandchild Clause.”

 Head of the Likud Party MK Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters on the night of the Israeli elections, at the party headquarters in Jerusalem, November 2, 2022.

Netanyahu agrees to amend Law of Return in coalition deal with UTJ

A new version of the law – without the “grandchild clause” – will be brought to a vote in the Knesset by March 31.

 LIKUD LEADER BENJAMIN Netanyahu shakes hands with United Torah Judaism MK Yitzhak Goldknopf in the Knesset last week. If Netanyahu’s promise of a full budget for all haredi educational institutions is realized, the already-low incentive to provide core studies will disappear entirely.

Israel's haredi parties won't immediately demand Law of Return change

The Likud Party convinced its coalition partners to establish a committee to discuss the Grandchild Clause and reach conclusions in the coming term.

 Benjamin Netanyahu looks at Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri as they stand with other members of the new Israeli parliament after their swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem November 15, 2022.

Letters to the Editor December 14, 2022: Lack of responsibility

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