Genetic citizenship: DNA testing and the Israeli Law of Return

[cheka]

wait.....isnt this demo HEAVILY in favor of open borders/unlimited invaders across our southern border? why not same for izzy? a rather perplexing dichotomy

Genetic citizenship: DNA testing and the Israeli Law of Return

The Israeli State recently announced that it may begin to use genetic tests to determine whether potential immigrants are Jewish or not. This development would demand a rethinking of Israeli law on the issue of the definition of Jewishness. In this article, ...

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Abstract​

The Israeli State recently announced that it may begin to use genetic tests to determine whether potential immigrants are Jewish or not. This development would demand a rethinking of Israeli law on the issue of the definition of Jewishness. In this article, we discuss the historical and legal context of secular and religious definitions of Jewishness and rights to immigration in the State of Israel. We give a brief overview of different ways in which genes have been regarded as Jewish, and we discuss the relationship between this new use of genetics and the society with which it is co-produced. In conclusion, we raise several questions about future potential impacts of Jewish genetics on Israeli law and society.

 

[arminius]

I wonder if they are separating and distinguishing the Sephardic from the Ashkenazim.

 

[Goldhedge]

I wonder if they are separating and distinguishing the Sephardic from the Ashkenazim.

The Israeli State recently announced that it may begin to use genetic tests to determine whether potential immigrants are Jewish or not.

I wonder why they hadn't made this determination years ago....