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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> | | 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> |
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| | Given Israel's special vulnerable state, the ''Citizenship law l'' is a first-rate security interest. | | 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> | | <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> |
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| | "Every request is thoroughly examined, and that approvals are subject to the agreement, on security grounds, of the relevant security offices in Israel. | | "Every request is thoroughly examined, and that approvals are subject to the agreement, on security grounds, of the relevant security offices in Israel. |
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| − | </blockquote></ref> Thousands upon thousands of Arab Palestinians have been struggling, fighting to at least get into Israel to work.<ref>Agencies and TOI Staff , "[https://www.timesofisrael.com/tens-of-thousands-in-gaza-line-up-for-israeli-work-permits-as-rumors-swirl/ Tens of thousands in Gaza line up for Israeli work permits as rumors swirl]", TOI, 6 Oct 2021.
| + | Thousands upon thousands of Arab Palestinians have been struggling, fighting to at least get into Israel to work.<ref>Agencies and TOI Staff , "[https://www.timesofisrael.com/tens-of-thousands-in-gaza-line-up-for-israeli-work-permits-as-rumors-swirl/ Tens of thousands in Gaza line up for Israeli work permits as rumors swirl]", TOI, 6 Oct 2021. |
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| | Uncorroborated information spread online suggests Jewish state will allow in additional workers, sparking hopes among impoverished Palestinians in Hamas-run enclave | | Uncorroborated information spread online suggests Jewish state will allow in additional workers, sparking hopes among impoverished Palestinians in Hamas-run enclave |
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| | *As has now become embarrassingly clear for all to see, Israel has become the only hope for the hungry workers in the Gaza Strip -- who have been abandoned not only by their leaders, but by the rest of their Arab brothers as well. | | *As has now become embarrassingly clear for all to see, Israel has become the only hope for the hungry workers in the Gaza Strip -- who have been abandoned not only by their leaders, but by the rest of their Arab brothers as well. |
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| − | The fact that a large number of Palestinians are desperate to work in Israel is a sign of the failure of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority to improve the living conditions of their people despite the massive sums of money they receive from various sources, including the United States, European Union and United Nations.</i></ref><blockquote> | + | The fact that a large number of Palestinians are desperate to work in Israel is a sign of the failure of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority to improve the living conditions of their people despite the massive sums of money they receive from various sources, including the United States, European Union and United Nations.</i></ref> |
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| | *The fact that a large number of Palestinians are desperate to work in Israel is a sign of the failure of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority to improve the living conditions of their people despite the massive sums of money they receive from various sources, including the United States, European Union and United Nations. | | *The fact that a large number of Palestinians are desperate to work in Israel is a sign of the failure of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority to improve the living conditions of their people despite the massive sums of money they receive from various sources, including the United States, European Union and United Nations. |
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