Mihu Yehudi: Bill to Amend the Law of Return Reintroduced in the Knesset
MK Avi Maoz has once again placed on the Knesset table his proposed amendment to the Law of Return, which would effectively abolish the “grandchild clause” — the legal provision that allows tens of thousands of non-Jews to immigrate to Israel each year. Will the right-wing government finally correct the law? • Full report
Chairman of the Noam Party, MK Avi Maoz, submitted his bill to amend the Law of Return and effectively cancel the “grandchild clause,” a section exploited by tens of thousands of non-Jews each year who immigrate to Israel and receive new immigrant status despite not being Jewish.
As recalled, several months ago the coalition voted against this same proposal — with the exception of the Orthodox MKs from Shas and United Torah Judaism, as well as Minister Amichai Eliyahu of Otzma Yehudit, who supported it.
The proposed change is a highly significant one, long delayed for years. The “grandchild clause” in the Law of Return has created a loophole enabling tens of thousands of non-Jews to enter the country under the framework of the Law of Return — a foundational law of the Jewish state that grants every Jew the right to immigrate to Israel and receive full citizenship.
The Rebbe spoke extensively and passionately about this issue, warning that the “grandchild clause” in the Law of Return poses a deep spiritual and social danger to the Jewish people. The Rebbe emphasized that by granting Jewish status under Israeli law to individuals who are not halachically Jewish, the state creates confusion and heartbreak — leading many Jewish men and women to intermarry, mistakenly believing their spouses to be Jewish. This tragic outcome, undermines the very purpose of the Law of Return and endangers Jewish continuity in the Land of Israel.
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