Monday, June 26, 2023

Poll: Nearly 60% of Israelis support changing Law of Return

The majority of Israelis are concerned about the number of non-Jews immigrating to Israel and granted automatic citizenship, causing the drop in the percentage of Israelis who are Jewish, a new poll showed.

The poll, conducted by Geocartography and published by Chotam, showed that 59% of the Israeli public supports amending the "grandchld clause" of the Law of Return so that anyone who is not Jewish will not be eligible to immigrate to Israel and receive immediate Israeli citizenship; just 41% of the public oppose such an amendment.

The poll also showed that 63% of the public are concerned about the drop in the percentage of Jewish residents of Israel due to the immigration of non-Jews who are granted immediate citizens' rights via the Law of Return, and just 37% are not concerned about the issue.

A full 62% of respondents agree that there is a threat to the State of Israel's continued existence as a Jewish state in light of the increase in the rate of immigration of eligible non-Jews; 38% do not believe such a threat exists. READ MORE