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Migrants Seeking German Citizenship Must Affirm Israel’s Right To Exist, New Law Stipulates

The policy is meant to ensure that applicants align with German ‘values,’ officials say.

Monika Skolimowska/dpa via AP
People, one draped in an Israeli flag take part in a demonstration against antisemitism and to show solidarity with Israel, in front of the Brandenburg Gate at Berlin Sunday. Monika Skolimowska/dpa via AP
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

Germany’s new citizenship law requires applicants to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist. 

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NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

Ms. Zhukovsky studied economics and government at Dartmouth College.

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