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Law of return reform reignites debate over Jewish identity in Israel - opinion

· By YONI MICHANIE
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Having taught the story of Israel for years, I’ve watched students grapple with a question that cuts to the heart of Zionism’s founding purpose: why does Israel’s Law of Return ground the right of immigration not in religious observance, but in Nazi Germany’s definition of Jewish identity?

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