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APPENDIX C THE “LAW OF RETURN” (5710/1950) Right of Aaliyah* (1). 1. Every Jew has the right to come to this country as an aoleh.* AOleh’s visa. 2. (a) aAliyah shall be by Aoleh’s visa. (b) An aoleh’s visa shall be granted to every Jew who has expressed his desire to settle in Israel, unless the Minister of Immigration is satisfied that the applicant (1) is engaged in an activity directed against the Jewish people; or (2) is likely to endanger public health or the security of the State. AOleh’s certificate. 3. (a) A Jew who has come to Israel and subsequent to his arrival has expressed his desire to settle in Israel may, while still in Israel, receive an aoleh’s certificate. (b) The restrictions specified in section 2(b) shall apply also to the grant of an aoleh’s certificate, but a person shall not be regarded as endangering public health on account of an illness contracted after his arrival in Israel. Residents and persons born in this country. 4. Every Jew who has immigrated into this country before the coming into force of this Law, and every Jew who was born in this country, whether Myers: Between Jew and Arab page 194 194 | one line short Passed by the Knesset on the 20th Tammuz, 5710 (5th July, 1950) and published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim, No. 51 of the 21st Tammuz, 5710 (5th July, 1950), p. 159; the Bill and an Explanatory Note were published in HatzaHot Chok, No. 48 of the 12th Tammuz, 5710 (27th June, 1950), p. 189. * Translator’s Note: aaliyah means immigration of Jews, and aoleh (plural, Aolim) means a Jew immigrating , into Israel. SOURCE: The Law of Return, 5710–1950. Official Records of the Laws of the State of Israel. Authorized translation from the Hebrew (Jerusalem: Government Printer, 1950), 4:114. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 before or after the coming into force of this Law, shall be deemed to be a person, who has come to this country as an aoleh under this Law. Implementation and regulations. 5. The Minister of Immigration is charged with the implementation of this Law and may make regulations as to any matter relating to such implementation and also as to the grant of aoleh’s visas and aoleh’s certificates to minors up to the age of 18 years. DAVID BEN-GURION Prime Minister MOSHE SHAPIRA Minister of Immigration YOSEF SPRINZAK Acting President of the State Chairman of the Knesset Myers: Between Jew and Arab page 195 “law of return” 195| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 ...

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