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| | ==Palestinian Arabs eager to get Israeli citizenship, prefer to work in Israel== | | ==Palestinian Arabs eager to get Israeli citizenship, prefer to work in Israel== |
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| | + | The 'Law of Return', <ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/an-introduction-to-the-law-of-return Israel’s Basic Laws: An Introduction to the Law of Return]</ref> <i>did not arise from ideology alone; it was also a practical measure. In the wake of the Holocaust, the first act of the new Israeli government was to abolish all restrictions on Jewish immigration. Israel, the government declared, would provide Jews the world over with a haven from anti-Semitism.</i> |
| | + | Given Israel's special vulnerable state, the ''Citizenship law l'' is a first-rate security interest. |
| | + | <ref>Eilat Kahana, "[https://www.makorrishon.co.il/news/371743/ Citizenship law is a first-rate security interest]," Makor Rishon, 08/07/2021.<br><i> |
| | + | The Citizenship Law, which was at the heart of the storm this week, was enacted during the second intifada, on the recommendation of the defense establishment. The right-wing parties that overthrew him claim that it should be replaced by a more comprehensive law, but in the meantime the consequences could be serious.</i> |
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| | + | *Asaf Artsi (@AsafArtsi) Tweeted: |
| | + | @pressron |
| | + | I argue that discrimination is not because they are Arabs, but because they are citizens of an enemy state [https://twitter.com/AsafArtsi/status/1303274026949894144?s=20 Sep 8, 2020]</ref> |
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| | + | As someone put it: |
| | + | <ref>Meir Asraf (@ pSn7rhTfRb7rLxh) Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/pSn7rhTfRb7rLxh/status/1408030138676170754?s=20 June 24, 2021]): @mennyassyag Citizenship Law... Unification of Families |
| | + | Gaza residents are flocking to the [supposed] apartheid state.</ref> |
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| | + | <blockquote>Citizenship Law... Unification of Families. |
| | + | Gaza residents are flocking to the [supposed] apartheid state.</blockquote> |
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| | Arab Palestinians have been advocating for many to get Israeli citizenship.<ref>Tovah Lazaroff, [https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/cogat-approves-status-updates-for-4000-palestinians-in-west-bank-682449 Israel gives WB residency status to 4,000 undocumented Palestinians], JPost, October 19, 2021. | | Arab Palestinians have been advocating for many to get Israeli citizenship.<ref>Tovah Lazaroff, [https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/cogat-approves-status-updates-for-4000-palestinians-in-west-bank-682449 Israel gives WB residency status to 4,000 undocumented Palestinians], JPost, October 19, 2021. |