Is an Israeli citizen necessarily a Jew? Do they grant citizenship to non-Jews?
I know almost nothing about Israel, so I apologize if these are dumb questions.
unless he’s an Arab whose family was in what was the former British mandate before 1948, Israel tends to only give citizenship to Jews, which their Law of Return defines as a person with at least one Jewish grandparent.
“Is an Israeli citizen necessarily a Jew? Do they grant citizenship to non-Jews?”
Israel’s immigration policy is skewed very heavily toward Jewish immigrants. Any Jew who can prove Jewish lineage through their mother is entitiled to Israeli citizenship.
Very few gentiles are allowed to immigrate and become citizens.
“Is an Israeli citizen necessarily a Jew? Do they grant citizenship to non-Jews?”
Israel’s immigration policy is skewed very heavily toward Jewish immigrants. Any Jew who can prove Jewish lineage through their mother is entitiled to Israeli citizenship.
Very few gentiles are allowed to immigrate and become citizens.