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Aliyah

Immigration of Jews from the diaspora to the Land of Israel

Instance of: immigration by country
Subclass of: mass migration

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Aliyah is the immigration of Jews from the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel or the Palestine region, where the State of Israel was established. Traditionally described as "the act of going up", moving to the Land of Israel or "making aliyah" is one of the most basic tenets of Zionism. The opposite action—emigration by Jews from the Land of Israel—is referred to in the Hebrew language as yerida. The Law of Return that was passed by the Israeli parliament in 1950 gives all diaspora Jews, as well as their children and grandchildren, the right to relocate to Israel and acquire Israeli citizenship on the basis of connecting to their Jewish identity.

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Different from: Aliyah criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: Aliyah
Regulated by: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration
Destination point: Israel
Facet of: Zionist innigration to Israel
Opposite of: Yerida
Class of agent(s) of action: Jewish people

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