Israeli citizenship

David Ben Moshe has ended his hunger strike to be recognized as an Israeli citizen after being assured he will receive full citizenship by January 2023.

"Ayelet Shaked must decide if she is accountable to the Islamic Movement or the citizens of Israel," Bezalel Smotrich said.

David Ben Moshe is Orthodox, married to an Israeli, and a father of two, but that is not enough for Israel's Interior Ministry. So he protested.

I love Israel and will always defend it, but the treatment that I have received since applying for citizenship, my automatic right as a Jew, is an embarrassment.

The relaxation in the rules applies to couples who are both Israeli citizens who have been living consistently outside of Israel for over five years.

The Law of Return grants a Jew, the child of a Jew, and the grandchild of a Jew the right to Israeli citizenship, along with their spouses.

In an effort to pass future bills, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz are reportedly working to reach broader agreements with the Joint List to vote for key legislation.

Yamina denounced the Likud and Religious Zionist Parties as ‘post-Zionist’ for toppling law with security implications; Likud claims the law would endanger the ‘Zionist character of the state.'

Up to 45,000 Arab families are affected by the law that prevents Palestinian spouses from living in Israel, but some slam this week’s Knesset vote as ‘political theater.’

"It is not proper for M.'s declaration as a mother to be postponed for years. Such a situation 'does not reflect reality and thus misleads the child.'"