Law of Return

Critics claim that the Law of Return is part of a larger system of discrimination ("institutional apartheid"), whereby Israeli Jews are given superior civil and social rights over Israeli Arabs. They further claim that the purpose of the Law of Return runs counter to the claims of a democratic state. Others point to the fact that some countries explicitly bar Jews from obtaining or maintaining citizenship in their respective constitutions. The Israeli constitution explicitly states the exact opposite: that Jewish foreigners along with their relatives are eligible for positive discrimination beca ...

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Law of Return, Law of Return - The Law, Law of Return - Controversy, Law of Return - Applicability

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• Basic Laws of Israel - List of Basic Laws of Israel

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Who is a Jew? (Hebrew: ?מיהו יהודי) is the name of the religious, social and political debate on the exact definition of which person can be called Jewish. As Judaism shares some of the characteristics of a nation, a religion, an ethnicity, and a culture, the definition of who is a Jew may vary, depending on whether a religious, sociological, or national approach to identity is used. "Who is a Jew?" has also become a well-known rhetorical question within Judaism, referring to a cultural and religious battle to define who ...

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• Who is a Jew? - Perspectives
• Who is a Jew? - Within the Jewish community
• Who is a Jew? - In liberal secular societies
• Who is a Jew? - In societies with race laws or traditions
• Who is a Jew? - In modern Israel
• Who is a Jew? - The controversy
• Who is a Jew? - Three basic disputes
• Who is a Jew? - Religious definitions
• Who is a Jew? - Traditional Halakhic perspective
• Who is a Jew? - Perspective of Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism
• Who is a Jew? - Jews who have practiced another faith
• Who is a Jew? - Conversion to Judaism
• Who is a Jew? - Definitions in the State of Israel
• Who is a Jew? - Israeli rules for aliyah creates Israelis but not Jews
• Who is a Jew? - Israeli laws governing marriage and divorce
• Who is a Jew? - Israeli definition of nationality
• Who is a Jew? - Secular Israeli views
• Who is a Jew? - Other approaches to Jewish identity
• Who is a Jew? - Anti-Semitism and the definition of Jew
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The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978, following twelve days of secret negotiations at Camp David. The two agreements were signed at the White House, and were witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter. Sadat also said he wanted them to be called the Carter Accords. Camp David Accords 1978 - Background. Upon assuming office on January 20, 1977, President Carter moved to rejuvenate the Middle Eastern ...

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• Camp David Accords 1978 - Background
• Camp David Accords 1978 - The Sadat Peace Initiative
• Camp David Accords 1978 - The talks
• Camp David Accords 1978 - Terms of the agreements
• Camp David Accords 1978 - Consequences
• Camp David Accords 1978 - Related articles
• Camp David Accords 1978 - Arab-Israeli peace diplomacy and treaties

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Politics of Israel - Knesset. Main article: Knesset The Knesset (lit. assembly) is Israel's unicameral parliament, whose 120 members are elected to 4-year terms through party-list proportional representation (see electoral system, below), as mandated by the 1958 Basic Law: The Knesset. As the legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset enacts laws, supervises government activities, and is empowered to remove the President of the State or State Comptroller from office ...

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Politics of Israel, Politics of Israel - Legislative branch, Politics of Israel - Knesset, Politics of Israel - Electoral system, Politics of Israel - Israeli judicial system, Politics of Israel - Secular courts, Politics of Israel - Jewish religious courts, Politics of Israel - Non-Jewish religious courts, Politics of Israel - Political conditions, Politics of Israel - Recent Prime Ministers and governments, Politics of Israel - Begin 1977-1983 and Shamir 1983-1984, Politics of Israel - Peres 1984-1986 and Shamir 1986-1990, Politics of Israel - Shamir 1990-1992, Politics of Israel - Rabin 1992-1995, Politics of Israel - Peres 1995-1996, Politics of Israel - Netanyahu 1996-1999, Politics of Israel - Barak 1999-2001, Politics of Israel - Sharon 2001- 2006, Politics of Israel - Olmert 2006 - present, Politics of Israel - Other political groups, Politics of Israel - Political right, Politics of Israel - Political left, Politics of Israel - Interest groups, Politics of Israel - Others, Politics of Israel - Political issues, Politics of Israel - International organization participation, Politics of Israel - Districts, Politics of Israel - Arab-Israeli peace diplomacy and treaties

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1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). 1950 - Events. January 5 - U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the U.S. January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response. January 9 - The Israeli government recognizes the People's Republic of China. January 11 - Huk gu ...

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• 1950 - Events
• 1950 - February
• 1950 - March
• 1950 - April
• 1950 - May
• 1950 - June
• 1950 - July
• 1950 - August
• 1950 - September
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• 1950 - Deaths
• 1950 - January
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• 1950 - December
• 1950 - Date unknown
• 1950 - Nobel Prizes
• 1950 - Fields Medalists

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For the most part, a Jewish identity has been seen as a religious question stemming specifically from the Torah and Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) as a whole. As a result, religious authorities, namely scholarly rabbis, have traditionally taken the responsibility of determining the criteria for being a Jew. Who is a Jew? - Traditional Halakhic perspective. According to the traditional Rabbinic view, which is maintained by all branches of Orthodox Judaism and Conservative Judaism today, only Halakha ("Jewish law ...

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Who is a Jew?, Who is a Jew? - Perspectives, Who is a Jew? - Within the Jewish community, Who is a Jew? - In liberal secular societies, Who is a Jew? - In societies with race laws or traditions, Who is a Jew? - In modern Israel, Who is a Jew? - The controversy, Who is a Jew? - Three basic disputes, Who is a Jew? - Religious definitions, Who is a Jew? - Traditional Halakhic perspective, Who is a Jew? - Perspective of Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, Who is a Jew? - Jews who have practiced another faith, Who is a Jew? - Conversion to Judaism, Who is a Jew? - Definitions in the State of Israel, Who is a Jew? - Israeli rules for aliyah creates Israelis but not Jews, Who is a Jew? - Israeli laws governing marriage and divorce, Who is a Jew? - Israeli definition of nationality, Who is a Jew? - Secular Israeli views, Who is a Jew? - Other approaches to Jewish identity, Who is a Jew? - Anti-Semitism and the definition of Jew, Who is a Jew? - Views of secular philosophers, Who is a Jew? - Sociological and anthropological approaches, Who is a Jew? - Non-religious ethnic definition, Who is a Jew? - Half-Jewish

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Politics of Israel - Knesset. Main articles: Knesset, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]See also:

Politics of Israel, Politics of Israel - Legislative branch, Politics of Israel - Knesset, Politics of Israel - Electoral system, Politics of Israel - Israeli judicial system, Politics of Israel - Secular courts, Politics of Israel - Jewish religious courts, Politics of Israel - Non-Jewish religious courts, Politics of Israel - Political conditions, Politics of Israel - Recent Prime Ministers and governments, Politics of Israel - Begin 1977-1983 and Shamir 1983-1984, Politics of Israel - Peres 1984-1986 and Shamir 1986-1990, Politics of Israel - Shamir 1990-1992, Politics of Israel - Rabin 1992-1995, Politics of Israel - Peres 1995-1996, Politics of Israel - Netanyahu 1996-1999, Politics of Israel - Barak 1999-2001, Politics of Israel - Sharon 2001- present, Politics of Israel - Other political groups, Politics of Israel - Political right, Politics of Israel - Political left, Politics of Israel - Interest groups, Politics of Israel - Others, Politics of Israel - Political issues, Politics of Israel - International organization participation, Politics of Israel - Districts, Politics of Israel - Arab-Israeli peace diplomacy and treaties

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Knesset, Knesset - History nature and composition, Knesset - Party standings, Knesset - Knesset location and building, Knesset - The Knesset Assemblies, Knesset - Composition of the 1st Knesset Assembly elected 1949, Knesset - Composition of the 2nd Knesset Assembly elected 1951, Knesset - Composition of the 3rd Knesset Assembly elected 1955, Knesset - Composition of the 4th Knesset Assembly elected 1959, Knesset - Composition of the 5th Knesset Assembly elected 1961, Knesset - Composition of the 6th Knesset Assembly elected 1965, Knesset - Composition of the 7th Knesset Assembly elected 1969, Knesset - Composition of the 8th Knesset Assembly elected 1973, Knesset - Composition of the 9th Knesset Assembly elected 1977, Knesset - Composition of the 10th Knesset Assembly elected 1981, Knesset - Composition of the 11th Knesset Assembly elected 1984, Knesset - Composition of the 12th Knesset Assembly elected 1988, Knesset - Composition of the 13th Knesset Assembly elected 1992, Knesset - Composition of the 14th Knesset Assembly elected 1996, Knesset - Composition of the 15th Knesset Assembly elected 1999, Knesset - Composition of the 16th Knesset Assembly elected 2003, Knesset - Composition of the 17th Knesset Assembly elected 2006

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The Bnei Menashe ("Children of Menasseh", Hebrew בני מנשה) are an estimated 7000 Jewish converts from India's remote North-Eastern border states of Manipur and Mizoram who claim descent from one of the ten lost tribes of Israel. The Bnei Menashe are members of the Tibeto-Burman Mizo-Kuki-Chin hilltribes who were headhunting animists until their conversion to Christianity in the 19th century. Depending on their affiliations, individual tribes refer to themselves as either Kuki or Mizo, or more commonly, by the names of their subtribes. They are known as Chin in Burma where they are an ethnic minority. Some Chin ...

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• Bnei Menashe - History
• Bnei Menashe - Shavei Israel
• Bnei Menashe - Controversy in Israel
• Bnei Menashe - Controversy in India
• Bnei Menashe - Timeline Modern

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The Black Hebrews (or African Hebrew Israelite Nation of Jerusalem) is a small religious group whose members believe they are descended from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. With a population of over 2000, most members live in their own community in Dimona, Israel. The Black Hebrews have been reportedly boosting their numbers through polygamy. The group was founded in Chicago by a former steel worker named Ben Carter, who changed his name to Ben-Ami Ben Israel upon his arrival in Israel. Carter claims he had a "vision", in ...

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• Black Hebrews - See similar

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  • African Jews     • Qemant     • Falas Mora   • Other Jewish groups" Ethiopia: 15,000 (est.)   • African Jews     • Qemant     • Falas Mora   • Other Jewish groups The Beta Israel (or "House of Israel"), known by outsiders by the term Falasha ("exiles" or "strangers"), a term that they con ...

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• Beta Israel - Ethiopian enclave
• Beta Israel - Religious traditions
• Beta Israel - Languages
• Beta Israel - Oppression
• Beta Israel - Israel intervenes
• Beta Israel - Origins
• Beta Israel - Traditions of the Beta Israel
• Beta Israel - Rabbinical views
• Beta Israel - DNA evidence
• Beta Israel - Scholarly view
• Beta Israel - In fiction
• Beta Israel - Photos

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Zionism maintains that the Jewish people constitute a nation and are entitled to a national homeland. Its focus is on governing the Land of Israel or Zion (a synecdoche for the Land of Israel). Jewish people have historically understood themselves to be part of a nation distinct from the non-Jewish nations. Like most nations, offspring of members are likewise considered members. However, common ancestry is not required and new members are admitted based upon prescribed criteria. None of the criteria incl ...

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• Zionism and racism - History
• Zionism and racism - The demographic change
• Zionism and racism - Zionism and Israel
• Zionism and racism - Discrimination
• Zionism and racism - Viewed as anti-Semitism
• Zionism and racism - Soviet influence
• Zionism and racism - UN Resolution 3379

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ZAKA זק"א - איתור חילוץ והצלה - חסד של אמת (an abbreviation for "Identifying Victims of Disaster" (in Hebrew: Zihuy Korbanot Asson)), is a voluntary community emergency response team in the State of Israel, officially recognized by the government. The organization was founded in 1989 by Yehuda Meshi Zahav and Rabbi Moshe Aizenbach. Members of ZAKA, most of whom are Orthodox Jews, assist ambulance crews, identify the victims of terrorism, road accidents and other disasters, and where neces ...

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• ZAKA - Early history
• ZAKA - Growing public recognition
• ZAKA - Recent history

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• World Zionist Organization - Membership and delegations
• World Zionist Organization - Presidents of World Zionist Organization
• World Zionist Organization - Chairmen of the Executive of World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency for Israel
• World Zionist Organization - Sister organizations
• World Zionist Organization - World Zionist Congress

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• Culture of Israel - Background
• Culture of Israel - Artist colonies
• Culture of Israel - Poetry and literature
• Culture of Israel - Noted poets
• Culture of Israel - Prose authors
• Culture of Israel - Fine Arts
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• Culture of Israel - Jerusalem
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• Culture of Israel - Music
• Culture of Israel - Film and theatre
• Culture of Israel - Repertory theater companies
• Culture of Israel - Filmmakers
• Culture of Israel - Playwrights
• Culture of Israel - Actors
• Culture of Israel - Comedy and satire
• Culture of Israel - Animal rights in Israel

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• YAMAM - Name and organization
• YAMAM - History
• YAMAM - Operational record 1974 - September 2000
• YAMAM - Operational record during the al-Aqsa Intifada since October 2000
• YAMAM - YAMAM Directors

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• Yad Vashem - Activities
• Yad Vashem - Museum
• Yad Vashem - Righteous among the nations

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• Yom Hazikaron - Yom Hazikaron in the Gregorian calendar
• Yom Hazikaron - External link

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