22.02.2011                      18.Adar l, 5771

Judentum:

Sharansky: More converts should be able to immigrate

Jewish Agency head recommends that Agency, and not heads of relevant religious community, advise ministry on validity of immigrant's status.

Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky intends on Tuesday morning to suggest to the organization’s Unity of the Jewish People Committee that the agency identify those Diaspora communities whose converts can immigrate to Israel under the Law of Return.
Current policy at the Interior Ministry, as spelled out in an internal document from 2008, stipulates that the head of the relevant religious community in Israel advise the ministry on the validity of a candidate’s suitability for citizenship….