Law of return israel

Israeli gov't's betrayal of Zionism: Aliyah is not a privilege for the Right alone - opinion

By denying these progressive Jews the right to make aliyah, the Israeli authorities are undermining the very essence of the Zionist project: that it is a state for all Jews. 

Lawrence Shenkin stands at a protest.
 There is less holding a second marriage together (Illustrative photo of a wedding).

Israel can - and should - save assimilated Jews - opinion

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


Israeli think-tank seeks to create ‘Diaspora Jews visa’

Israel’s Law of Return originally allowed people who were Jewish, or who had Jewish grandparents, to immigrate to Israel and automatically become citizens.

 Diaspora Jews at Ben-Gurion Airport after making Aliyah to Israel.

On This Day: Israel passes Law of Return to grant entry to all Jews, 72 years ago

The Law of Return remains controversial in Israel among those on the Right, who think it lets non-halachic Jews make aliyah, and on the Left, who note a double standard for Arabs and Palestinians.

NEW IMMIGRANTS from North America disembark at Ben-Gurion Airport after a flight arranged by Nefesh B’Nefesh.

‘Your nation is my nation’: Reading the Book of Ruth - opinion

Ruth’s declaration are an important primary source for the validity of conversion to Judaism and its requirements.

 THE LATE Rabbi Ovadia Yosef teaches a lesson at his home in Jerusalem, 2013. The rabbi ruled that in most cases a declaration of Jewish status is all that is required of olim, and investigations are not halachically necessary.

Why isn’t this Orthodox Jewish-Ukranian family considered Jewish in Israel?

Yael and Aaron Agpov look like your average Orthodox family but had to face off against Israeli bureaucracy because they weren't recognized as Jewish and could immigrate to Israel.

The  Agpov family.

Jews count as refugees too - comment

Israel should take in Ukrainian refugees regardless of their religion.

  Ukrainian refugees at the Palanca crossing at the border with Moldova, March 3, 2022.

Nearly 8% of Ukrainians have been denied entry into Israel since invasion

Some 72 out of the 909 Ukrainians who arrived at Ben Gurion Airport since February 24 were forced to turn back, according to Population and Immigration Authority data obtained by the Post.

 Israelis arrive at Ben Gurion Airport from Ukraine.

Dozens of Jewish refugees held up for hours at Ben-Gurion Airport

A plane full of Jewish refugees from Ukraine arrived at Ben-Gurion airport. Dozens were held for hours as the government announced entry leniencies.

Travelers at the Ben Gurion International Airport, on March 02, 2022.

Kahana mulls allowing civil marriage in exchange for repealing Law of Return

The Law of Return was passed in 1950 and entitles Jews to the right to relocate to Israel and acquire Israeli citizenship.

An illustration of a bride and groom during a Civil marriage outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 9, 2020.

David Ben Moshe: A Hunger Strike for 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.

 David Ben Moshe

Ethiopian aliyah must be accelerated - opinion

The Law of Return has allowed for tens of thousands of Ethiopians to make aliyah over the years.

 ETHIOPIANS ARRIVE on aliyah at Ben-Gurion Airport earlier this year. Ethiopian aliyah constitutes a crucial moral issue for the Jewish people.