Aliyah
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Aliyah (aliyah, "ascent") is the immigration of Jews from the diaspora to the Land of Israel (Eretz Israel in Hebrew). Also defined as "the act of going up"—that is, towards Jerusalem—"making Aliyah" by moving to the Land of Israel is one of the most basic tenets of Zionism. The opposite action, emigration from the Land of Israel, is referred to in Hebrew as yerida ("descent"). The State of Israel's Law of Return gives Jews and their descendants automatic rights regarding residency and Israeli citizenship.
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See also
- Galut
- Yerida
- History of the Jews in the Land of Israel
- Homeland for the Jewish people
- Law of Return
- Jewish population by country
- Historical Jewish population comparisons
- Demographics of Israel
- Olim L'Berlin
- Visa policy of Israel
- Israeli passport
- Israeli identity card
- Illegal immigration from Africa to Israel
- Kibbutz volunteer
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