Are Muslims/Arabs allowed to Immigrate to Israel officially?
As a Muslim, Israel holds religous sites very dear to me. I would love to become an Israeli citizen and live happily. Israel is the land dear to all three abrahamic religions. So is it OK if Arabs and muslims decide to start immigrating into Israel, raising their families there and integrating into society with the rest of Free Israel?
2009-06-22T10:58:13Z
Btw, im not an Arab, im Indian.
2009-06-22T16:14:07Z
Because Saudi Arabia is not a democracy??? You cant obtain a citizenship there no matter what????
Tequila2009-06-22T13:16:55Z
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As in all countries, application for citizenship is considered on a case by case basis. Recently, nearly 1700 Algerian Muslims applied for asylum in Israel. There are many Muslim refugees from Darfur now in Israel. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article672059.ece Before that, some Bosnian Muslims were absorbed here. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/02/18/world/israel-accepts-84-of-bosnia-s-muslim-refugees.html In fact, most people would be surprised to learn of all the Muslims from different countries that wish to live in Israel. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/70459 There have been cases of Iraqis and others seeking asylum, too.
From what you wrote, I understood you are an Indian Muslim. With deep regret I have to inform you that in Israel there aren´t any religious sites which can be "so dear" to a Muslim. And Israel, of course, is the land dear to all three Abrahamic religions, and in general israel is the beautiful land, but as you know, the beauty is best seen at a distance, and there is absolutely no need for millions of Muslims to come too close to Israel and even less so to raise their families there. So, please, admire the beautiful land of Israel at a distance. That would be best both for you- and for us.
Either you immigrate and convert, or.. you can't live here and be an Israeli citizen. But you can't just convert and say "I'm a Jew". It's very strict. You really have to become a believer and be serious with what you are doing. It is not a piece of cake to convert to Judaism.
In short, you cannot immigrate here and raise your families.
israel already has a growing arab/muslim population that has the government worried that jews could become a minority in their own country so I would think it would be hard for muslims to immigrate to israel
Not legally, but if it is that important to you, just do it. You can get a job picking fruit or some such. Marry an Israeli and you'll eventually be able to obtain an identity card. Israel needs all the righteous people it can get no matter what religion they are.