Law of Return
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The Law of Return is an Israeli law granting Jews and certain descendants worldwide the right to immigrate to Israel and obtain citizenship.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Law of Return canonical | 8 |
| Law of Return (Amendment No. 2), 1970 | 1 |
| Law of Return (Israel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2286436 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Law of Return Context triple: [Operation Solomon, relatedTo, Law of Return]
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A.
Basic Law: The Knesset
Basic Law: The Knesset is a foundational Israeli constitutional statute that defines the structure, powers, and electoral system of Israel’s parliament.
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B.
Palestinian Basic Law
The Palestinian Basic Law is the quasi-constitutional framework that defines the structure, powers, and functioning of the Palestinian Authority and its governing institutions.
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C.
Golan Heights Law
The Golan Heights Law is an Israeli statute enacted in 1981 that extended Israeli law, jurisdiction, and administration to the Golan Heights, effectively formalizing Israel’s annexation of the territory.
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D.
Jewish Yishuv in Mandatory Palestine
The Jewish Yishuv in Mandatory Palestine was the pre-state Jewish community that developed political, military, and social institutions which formed the foundation of the State of Israel in 1948.
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E.
Aliyah Bet
Aliyah Bet was the clandestine, often illegal immigration of Jewish refugees to Mandatory Palestine before the establishment of Israel, organized in defiance of British restrictions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Law of Return Target entity description: The Law of Return is an Israeli law granting Jews and certain descendants worldwide the right to immigrate to Israel and obtain citizenship.
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A.
Basic Law: The Knesset
Basic Law: The Knesset is a foundational Israeli constitutional statute that defines the structure, powers, and electoral system of Israel’s parliament.
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B.
Palestinian Basic Law
The Palestinian Basic Law is the quasi-constitutional framework that defines the structure, powers, and functioning of the Palestinian Authority and its governing institutions.
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C.
Golan Heights Law
The Golan Heights Law is an Israeli statute enacted in 1981 that extended Israeli law, jurisdiction, and administration to the Golan Heights, effectively formalizing Israel’s annexation of the territory.
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D.
Jewish Yishuv in Mandatory Palestine
The Jewish Yishuv in Mandatory Palestine was the pre-state Jewish community that developed political, military, and social institutions which formed the foundation of the State of Israel in 1948.
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E.
Aliyah Bet
Aliyah Bet was the clandestine, often illegal immigration of Jewish refugees to Mandatory Palestine before the establishment of Israel, organized in defiance of British restrictions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli law
ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ nationality law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Israeli Ministry of Interior
ⓘ
linked to:
Israeli Ministry of the Interior
Jewish Agency for Israel ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish Agency for Palestine
|
| amended | 1970 ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Law of Return (Amendment No. 2), 1970
ⓘ
linked to:
Law of Return
|
| appliesTo |
Jews
ⓘ
children of Jews ⓘ grandchildren of Jews ⓘ spouses of Jews ⓘ spouses of children of Jews ⓘ spouses of grandchildren of Jews ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
Section 1 – Right of every Jew to come to Israel as an oleh
ⓘ
Section 2 – Oleh’s visa ⓘ Section 4A – Rights of family members ⓘ Section 4B – Definition of Jew ⓘ |
| controversy |
allegations of discrimination against non-Jews
ⓘ
debates over conversion standards ⓘ status of Messianic Jews ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1950-07-05 ⓘ |
| definesAsJew | person born of a Jewish mother or converted to Judaism and not a member of another religion ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Knesset ⓘ |
| excludes |
person engaged in activity directed against the Jewish people
ⓘ
person likely to endanger public health or security of the State ⓘ person who has voluntarily changed religion ⓘ |
| grantsRight |
acquisition of Israeli citizenship
ⓘ
immigrate to Israel ⓘ oleh visa ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName | חוק השבות ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Holocaust
ⓘ
Jewish historical connection to the Land of Israel ⓘ Zionist ideology ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Israel
|
| legalConcept | aliyah ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
creates preferential immigration regime for Jews
ⓘ
facilitates naturalization of Jews in Israel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| politicalDebate |
Jewish identity and definition of who is a Jew
ⓘ
demographic impact on Israel ⓘ treatment of non-Jewish family members of Jews ⓘ |
| purpose |
to grant Jews the right to immigrate to Israel
ⓘ
to regulate aliyah to Israel ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Israeli Citizenship Law
ⓘ
Israeli nationality law ⓘ
linked to:
Israeli Citizenship Law
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| shortTitle | Hok ha-Shvut ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | immigration of Jews and their descendants to Israel ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1950 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Law of Return Description of subject: The Law of Return is an Israeli law granting Jews and certain descendants worldwide the right to immigrate to Israel and obtain citizenship.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Law of Return
linked to: Law of Return