Can a non-Jew immigrate to Israel?

Anyone can immigrate and no, you don't have to be Jewish to get Israeli citizenship.

you don't have to be be jewish at all. Israel is a modern and democratic country where everyone can apply for citizenship.

the only exception is that because Israel is the Jewish homeland, jews (if they can prove they're jewish) could move to israel tomorrow. the reason for this is because God promised the Jews Israel, and every year we say 'next year in jerusalem' and we have always prayed since our expulsion to return, so they wanted to make it as easy as possible for jews to live there.

that doesn't mean to say that anyone else can't live there, it's just slightly harder

A non-Jew can move to Israel if you apply w/the correct offices (same with Jews seeking citizenship.) A non-Jew can also be a citizen of Israel.

I will answer your question with one of my own.

Non-Muslims cannot immigrate to live and work in Saudi Arabia or Iran or Syria or Gaza. You are required to be a Muslim to get Saudi citizenship.

Isn't that discriminatory and somewhat reminiscent of the South African regime?

Yes, anyone can immigrate to Israel. You do not have to be Jewish... that is a common misconception.

While many people to attempt to compare Israel to apartheid South Africa in hopes of gaining support against Israel, that claim is false.

http://tinyurl.com/2z6x2f

Yes, anyone can immigrate to Israel as long as the person isn't a troublemaker.

No you dont need to be jewish to immigrate or become an israeli citizen but it will be much easier if you were.As a Non jew they make it more complicated.

I have several non Jewish friends who now live in Israel as full Israeli citizens. They are very happy there.

yes, jews get the right to move to israel and become a citizen. non-jews don't have an automatic right, so it depends on the person and situation.

no it is NOT reminiscent of south africa.

in SA, there were 2 sets of laws based on race. israel has a constitution like the US that forbids that kind of discrimination. ALL CITIZENS have full civil rights, regardless of religion.

(i'm not talking about the west bank or gaza, those are not part of israel, they have their own governments and their own laws, with far fewer civil rights.)

the right of return IS reminiscent of dozens of countries. if your grandfather was german, you can move to germany. same for france. same for dozens of countries.

here's a wikipedia article summarizing the dozens of examples:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_return

It is easier to become Israeli if you are Jewish, but it is certainly possible to become Israeli if you're not.