9. The Law of Return - Implementation Cases

3.1 Israeli Supreme Court 58/68, Binyamin Shalit

What does the ruling indicate?
What was the outcome of this case?
What was the outcome of the episode?
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How would you have suggested handling the case chosen? Why?
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React to the conclusions of your fellow students in class, in the group and on the network.
How would you explain the differences in opinions and suggestions?

And now - after hearing out all the other participants, reading opinions and suggestions which differ from your own - has anything changed in your positions, your opinions and your suggestions? Why? How do you feel? Submit your thoughts and ideas to the network.

What did the episode reveal?
What differences of opinion were shown to exist?
What were the immediate outcomes?
What were the long-term outcomes in the domain of legislation and in the political sphere?
What does the amendment to the Law of Return in the wake of Major Shalit's case indicate?
How would you explain the differences in opinions and suggestions? And now - after hearing out all the other participants, reading opinions and suggestions which differ from your own - has anything changed in your positions, your opinions and your suggestions? Why? How do you feel? Submit your thoughts and ideas to the network.

What lessons can be drawn?
Suggest a change in the formulation of the Law of Return which reflects your opinion.
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How do you feel now?

3.2 Second Supreme Court Ruling

The matter returned to the High Court yet again, in connection with an amendment that stated that:

"a Jew under this Act and the rights of an immigrant under the Law on Citizenship as well as the rights of an immigrant according to all other legislative acts are also conferred on the child and the grandchild of a Jew, on the spouse of a Jew and the spouse of a child and of a grandchild; with the exception of a person who was a Jew and willingly converted to another religion. Further details..".

Definition 4b, for the purpose of this Act, is "a person who is born to a Jewish mother or a mother who has converted, and who is not the member of another religion."

This amendment satisfied the NRP, who saw it as an achievement, even though the kind of conversion was not stipulated.

What lessons can be drawn?
Suggest a change in the formulation of the Law of Return which reflects your opinion.
Submit it to the network for reactions.
How do you feel now?
What do you think?
What do you suggest?
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