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Old 05-27-2006, 06:38 PM   #53 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hevusa
What if your father is Jewish, like in my case? Does it have to be a maternal lineage (like in the religious view)?
In the strictly religious sense, you have to have maternal lineage. However, in Israeli law, only one of your grandparents has to be Jewish, since that was the standard the Nazis used to determine who was Jewish and who wasn't. So... Yes, you could become an Israeli citizen if you wanted to.