Family Reunification

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Citizenship Law gets second chance as Knesset passes first reading
David IsaacFebruary 10, 2022
Avi Bell, a law professor at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan and the University of San Diego, said “it is well-established in international law and international practice that states have near-plenary discretion in establishing their immigration.”
A discussion on the “family reunification law” during a plenum session in the Knesset on July 6, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Four Arab citizens of Israel suspected of assaulting Jewish journalist
February 10, 2022
The 18-19-year-old men were detained last month for their alleged involvement in an attack on ‘Haaretz’ reporter Nati Yefet.
Bedouin riot over tree-planting by the Jewish National Fund outside the village of al-Atrash in the Negev Desert on Jan. 13, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.
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Family reunification bill for Palestinian spouses passes first reading in Knesset
February 7, 2022
First approved as a temporary measure in 2003 • Legislation must now pass a second and third reading before it can become law.
A discussion on the “family reunification law” during a plenum session in the Knesset on July 6, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Hamas tries to recruit Arab Israelis with family in Gaza, says Shin Bet
 Ariel KahanaIsrael HayomFebruary 7, 2022
The Palestinian terrorist organization has attempted to exploit conflicting loyalties and Israel’s “family reunification” policies, according to the Internal Security Service.
A protest in Sakhnin marking the 21st anniversary of the October 2000 riots, in which 13 Arab Israelis were killed in clashes with police, Oct. 2, 2021. Photo by Alon Nadav/Flash90.
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A flood of Palestinians into Israel? Citizenship law fails to pass, despite security issues
David IsaacJuly 6, 2021
The law essentially prevents Palestinians living in Judea, Samaria and Gaza from “marrying into Israel”—that is, from taking an Arab-Israeli spouse and gaining citizenship through wedlock. Since 1963, an estimated quarter-million Palestinians have become Israeli citizens in this way.
(L-R) Israeli minister of Defense Benny Gantz, minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Minister of Justice Gideon Saar during a discussion on the "family reunification law", during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
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In a blow to Israel’s coalition, Knesset fails to pass citizenship bill
Yehuda Shlezinger and Lilach ShovalIsrael HayomJuly 6, 2021
A vote to extend the “family reunification law” ties 59:59, after opposition rejects last-minute compromise including a six-month extension and residency visas for 1,600 Palestinian families.
A plenum session in the Knesset on July 6, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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