This is the Forward’s coverage of aliyah (“ascent”), the practice of diaspora Jews immigrating to Israel, generally facilitated by its Law of Return.
Aliyah
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Opinion My daughter survived a terror attack in Israel. We’re still not moving back to America
Despite Israel's challenges, we will not be using our U.S. passports as an escape
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Fast Forward ‘Not a theocracy’: Proposed change to Israel’s Law of Return sparks concern
The results of Israel’s recent election skewed toward right-wing candidates, some of whom want to restrict who the country welcomes under its Law of Return
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Fast Forward After months of delays, Israel permits American basketball player to live in the country — but only temporarily
Jared Armstrong’s temporary residency comes just after Israel awarded citizenship to a prominent soccer player and a Russian oligarch.
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Fast Forward Ukrainian-born Israeli lawmaker sees mass immigration from Ukraine as encouraging sign for Israel
The war in Ukraine should prove to Israel that it can’t depend on the rest of the world for its survival, said a Ukrainian-born Israeli lawmaker and one of the most prominent refuseniks. It is also an opportunity for Israel to welcome thousands who are choosing to make aliyah, Yuli Edelstein, a member of the…
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Opinion No Jew should have to starve for Israeli citizenship. But I did
For eight days, I camped outside of Israel’s Ministry of the Interior on a hunger strike, protesting the injustice I have suffered at the hands of the Israeli state during my nearly 4-year journey toward citizenship. It was under 40 degrees most nights. I ate nothing, drank sips of water and only left to pray…
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Opinion My daughter is a new immigrant to Israel. The state has failed to support her during the pandemic
The past two years have been utterly exhausting. Between working from home, supervising children doing Zoom school, sitting through quarantines and more, COVID-19 has unquestionably upended our daily routines. And as the parent of a daughter who immigrated to Israel while the rest of her family remained in the United States, I had to contend…
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News Israel’s first Black Cabinet member knows the aliyah struggle. It’s why she kept immigration open during COVID.
(JTA) — To immigrate to Israel from Ethiopia, Pnina Tamano-Shata’s family had to trek on foot through the desert to Sudan in the middle of a famine. Later, the truck bringing her mother and two of her sisters to the airfield broke down. It wasn’t until the plane doors closed that Tamano-Shata realized that they…
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Community When Tinder and Hinge become Ulpan: How I learned Hebrew through dating apps
Three weeks ago I packed up my life and moved from New York to Israel. During a pandemic. “You’re very brave,” people told me. “I could never do that.”. And for some reason, that felt less like a compliment and more like a prayer for my reckless behavior. A backhanded, Good luck, but you’re crazy….
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