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Law of Return is Israeli legislation that allows Jews to settle in the State of Israel and gain citizenship. While the original law was enacted to remove barriers for entry to Jewish refugees from around the world, its continued status is controversial with regard toward Palestinian Arab refugees from present-day Israel and their rights. Supporters of the Law of Return claim that in order to understand the Law, one must comprehend the political context in which it was written. At the time of the measure's adoption in 1950, only five years had passed since the end of World War II and the Holocaust , events which occasioned upon European Jews incalculably large losses of family members, friends, communities, and livelihoods. This context also included consideration of a consistent pattern of persecution of Jews in virtually the entire diaspora. Jewish immigration to Palestine was not only seen as the fulfillment of a religious cultural vision, but as the only viable option for Jews seeking refuge from anti-Semitic persecution. While other states had denied the mass immigration of Jewish refugees, forceful Zionist advocates in Palestine had become symbolic of both a literal interpretation of the cause for a Jewish homeland and a tangible and immediate means for continued survival.¹

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The Law of Return ( Hebrew : חוק השבות, ḥok ha-shvūt ) is Israeli legislation, enacted in 1950, that gives Jews , those of Jewish ancestry, and their spouses the right to migrate to and settle in Israel and gain citizenship.

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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The Law of Return ( , ḥok ha-shvūt ) is Israeli legislation, passed on 5 July 1950, that gives Jews the right of return and the right to live in Israel and to gain citizenship. In 1970, the right of entry and settlement was extended to people of Jewish ancestry, and their spouses.

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1950 Israeli law granting Jews the right to immigrate and gain Israeli citizenship This article is about the right of return in Israel. The Law of Return ( , ḥok ha-shvūt ) is an Israeli law, passed on 5 July 1950, which gives Jews the right to come and live in Israel and to gain Israeli citizenship . Section 1 of the Law of Return declares: "every Jew has the right to come to this country as an oleh [immigrant]." In the Law of Return, the State of Israel gave effect to the Zionist movement's "credo" which called for the establishment of Israel as a Jewish state. In 1970, the right of entry and settlement was extended to people with one Jewish grandparent and a person who is married to a Jew, whether or not he or she is considered Jewish under Orthodox interpretations of Halakha . On the day of arrival in Israel or at a later date, a person who enters Israel under the Law of Return as an oleh would receive a certificate stating that s/he is indeed an oleh . The oleh has three months to decide whether s/he wishes to become a citizen and can renounce citizenship during this time. The right to an oleh certificate may be denied if the person is engaged in activity directed against the Jewish people, endangers public health or security of the state, or who has a criminal past that may endanger public welfare.

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1950 Israeli law granting Jews the right to immigrate and gain Israeli citizenship This article is about the right of return in Israel. The Law of Return ( , ḥok ha-shvūt ) is an Israeli law, passed on 5 July 1950, which gives Jews , people with one or more Jewish grandparent, and their spouses the right to relocate to Israel and acquire Israeli citizenship . Section 1 of the Law of Return declares that "every Jew has the right to come to this country as an oleh [immigrant]". In the Law of Return, the State of Israel gave effect to the Zionist movement's "credo" which called for the establishment of Israel as a Jewish state . In 1970, the right of entry and settlement was extended to people with at least one Jewish grandparent and a person who is married to a Jew, whether or not they are considered Jewish under Orthodox interpretations of Jewish law . On the day of arrival in Israel, or occasionally at a later date, a person who enters Israel under the Law of Return as an oleh would receive a certificate confirming their oleh status. The person then has three months to decide whether they wish to become a citizen and can renounce citizenship during this time. The right to an oleh certificate may be denied if the person is engaged in anti-Jewish activity , is a hazard to the public health or security of the state, or has a criminal past that may endanger public welfare.

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1950 Israeli law granting Jews the right to immigrate and gain Israeli citizenship This article is about the right of return in Israel. The Law of Return ( Hebrew : חוק השבות , ḥok ha-shvūt ) is an Israeli law, passed on 5 July 1950, which gives Jews , people with one or more Jewish grandparent, and their spouses the right to relocate to Israel and acquire Israeli citizenship . Section 1 of the Law of Return declares that "every Jew has the right to come to this country as an oleh [immigrant]". In the Law of Return, the State of Israel gave effect to the Zionist movement's aim for the establishment of Israel as a Jewish state . In 1970, the right of entry and settlement was extended to people with at least one Jewish grandparent and a person who is married to a Jew, whether or not they are considered Jewish under Orthodox interpretations of Jewish law . On the day of arrival in Israel, or occasionally at a later date, a person who enters Israel under the Law of Return as an oleh would receive a certificate confirming their oleh status. The person then has three months to decide whether they wish to become a citizen and can renounce their prior citizenship during this time. Since 2005, the right does not apply to residents of the West Bank or the Gaza Strip due to the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law . The right to an oleh certificate may be denied if the person is engaged in anti-Jewish activity , is a hazard to the public health or security of the state, or has a criminal past that may endanger public welfare.

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