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How Can a Non-Jewish Family Immigrate to Israel?
This article will clarify who is eligible for Israeli citizenship and which immigration options are available to non-Jewish foreign citizens, who have Israeli or Jewish family members. It should be stressed from the start, that a non-Jewish family, with no connections to Israel and without Jewish he…

Israelis now eligible for German and Austrian citizenship based on family heritage - Sponsored Content | The Times of Israel
New laws passed in Germany and Austria regarding the victims of the Nazi persecution simplifies the threshold conditions for obtaining citizenship and passports of these countries.
How hard is it to immigrate to Israel - The Yeshiva World
Have you ever considered immigrating to Israel? If so, you know that there are complexities you will have to consider, and forms will need to be filled in

New Gov’t Could Limit Immigration to Israel by Descendants of Jews
Cancelling the so-called “grandchild clause” of Israel’s Law of Return could leave some 3 million descendants of Jews unable to make Aliya.

How Will the Override Clause Affect Israeli Immigration Law?
The Battle Between Israel’s Supreme Court and Netanyahu’s New Government

Proposed override clause is a danger to Israeli democracy
Will the ‘override clause’ pass and is so, how will it affect Israeli immigration laws?

Will the ‘Grandchild Clause’ in the Law of Return soon be revoked?
While ultra-Orthodox and far right-wing parties have demanded the change, Likud has indicated that it won’t promote such legislation

Aliyah to Israel in 2021; Covid-19, Gaza war & civil unrest - Israel Today
Now is the time for Jews to come home to Israel.

Diamonds forge cornerstone of ties between Israel, India
Precious stones account for half of all trade between the countries, with Indian traders in Ramat Gan enjoying a special visa status

Why Israel Became A Safe Haven For Russian Billionaires
Israel’s is one of the most common second passports among Russian-born billionaires – and a crackdown on so-called “golden passport” programs in Europe means it’s only going to get more popular among the super-rich looking for a quick escape.

Israel Supreme Court Expands Interpretation of the Law of Return
Top justices cite the Bible in decision that will make it easier for some people to move to and live in Israel

Israel is Making it Difficult for Jews with a Psychiatric History to Make Aliyah - Israel Today
Given the traumatic history of the Jewish people, it is unthinkable that Jews with psychiatric problems be unable to find a safe haven in Israel

How to Obtain Citizenship in Israel - Israel Today
There’s a reason why Israel attracts prospective immigrants from around the globe.

Portuguese Law: Sephardic descendants eligible to obtain Portuguese Citizenship - Sponsored Content | The Times of Israel
News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World

The Ministry of Interior refuses to grant Israeli citizenship to the foreign spouse of an Israeli due to activity on Facebook » Kehila News Israel
But just as her heart soared, the bureaucracy brought it crashing down again. Ministry of Interior officials informed Dana that they had information that she shared and liked Facebook posts related to a Jewish-Messianic community.

New visa to Israel - B-5 visa - Moving to Israel as an American investor » Kehila News Israel
Joshua writes, “Only recently, after many years of speculation and negotiations, on the 1st of May 2019, Israel launched its first investment visa program that allows American foreign citizens to acquire a long term visa in Israel.”

Want to Live in Israel? There’s a New Visa You Should Check Out - Israel Today
For the first time in its history, Israel implements a foreign investment visa allowing holders to live in the Jewish state indefinitely

Yad Vashem and Israeli Ministry of Interior have contradicting definitions for the question who is a Jew » Kehila News Israel
Margarita Kishnav (a pseudonym) arrived in Israel in 2016, to connect with her Jewish heritage and officially commemorate the memory of her Jewish grandfather, Hans-Walter Hirschberg, a German citizen who was a member of the resistance during World War II.

Israeli Immigration Appeals Court rules foreign tour leaders are not missionaries » Kehila News Israel
The Ministry of Interior refused to allow the entry into Israel of a Christian married couple who have served as tour leaders, bringing thousands of tourists to Israel in the past decades. A successful appeal to the Jerusalem Immigration Appeals Court overturned the decision.

Israeli law allows refusal of entry to Israel due to missionary activity » Kehila News Israel
Joshua writes, “It is important to be informed on this subject, particularly as it relates to alleged missionaries, an accusation which is almost always directed at Messianic Jews or Christians.”
Ease your way into business
With the newly signed peace agreements between Israel and the Gulf States, opportunities for business cooperation are blossoming. And the Cohen, Decker, Pe..

Globetrotting U.S. tourist visits 200 countries but gets turned away from Israel (twice)
Dustin Pfundheller’s attempt to visit every country in the world in record time has hit a wall at Israel’s borders.
US globetrotting tourist banned from Israel for a decade
A US citizen who toured some 200 countries in a globetrotting challenge has failed to enter Israel twice through land and air terminals for unknown reasons, and has now been banned from entering Israe...

Globetrotter sets Guinness record after Israel relents and allows him to visit
The visit by Dustin Pfundheller, 31, has earned him a world record as the youngest person to visit every country in the world

German student to be deported for alleged ‘missionary work’
Barbara Ludwig, 32, says ‘I was born in Germany, but I found my identity in Israel.’

Jerusalem attorney aids embattled Messianics | Baptist Press
Michael Decker is among a select few Israeli lawyers who deals with what some may see as a puzzling phenomenon: A government that relies on the global support of evangelical Christians with an Interior Ministry that, in Decker’s experience, is fighting tooth and nail against Jews who believe in Jesu…

Cohen, Decker, Pex, Brosh - Lawyers in Tel Aviv, Israel - HG.org
Cohen, Decker, Pex, Brosh law office is located in the center of Israel, in the city of Tel Aviv. Established in 2012 by three partners who practice