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Sharp surge in Israeli applicants seeking German citizenship
By DPA

Last year saw a sharp, 50 percent surge in the number of Israelis who obtained German citizenship, federal statisticians said Monday as they released naturalization figures.

Out of 124,830 people who renounced their old citizenship in 2006 and became Germans, 4,313 were from Israel, the Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden said.

The overall number gained 7 per cent compared to 2005, rising for the first time since an upwards spike in 2000 following law changes.

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Foreigners can apply to be naturalized as Germans after eight years as legal immigrants, but Germany does not grant them citizenship unless they legally abandon their old nationality.

Germany is home to the fastest growing Jewish community in Europe, thanks in part to a policy that allows Jewish citizens from the former Soviet Union to apply for German citizenship.

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  1.   Is Olmert among the 4313? More likely he is on the way to... 15:47  |  common sense 23/07/07
  2.   German citizienship? 15:54  |  sweis Melbourne 23/07/07
  3.   Israelis seeking German citizenship 16:21  |  Roxy 23/07/07
  4.   Canada 16:23  |  Michael 23/07/07
  5.   I hope those are non-Jewish Russians 16:26  |  JOhn 23/07/07
  6.   4000 out of 7 million = not too many 16:27  |  stats 23/07/07
  7.   62 years is not a long time 16:27  |  Jud 23/07/07
  8.   God"s Promise 16:31  |  John 23/07/07
  9.   How Could They Pass Up Indonesia? 16:34  |  Yosemite 23/07/07
  10.   Yosemite #9, Indonesia? 16:53  |  FOX 23/07/07
  11.   Something is wrong with the article 17:04  |  Hans 23/07/07
  12.   #10 Fox? Wot? 17:06  |  Yosemite 23/07/07
  13.   More Disgrace 17:17  |  Tod Zuckerman 23/07/07
  14.   the way its going... 17:18  |  ravi 23/07/07
  15.   Why not Syria or Iran 17:21  |  Paul Taylor 23/07/07
  16.   Why is it in the news? 17:25  |  El_Justiciero 23/07/07
  17.   This is why the native Palestinians will win 17:31  |  Winner 23/07/07
  18.   Yosemite #12 Wot? 17:32  |  FOX 23/07/07
  19.   Bad news to John#4 17:34  |  Boris of Raanana 23/07/07
  20.   less than 1/10th of a percent, not statistically significant 17:40  |  David 23/07/07
  21.   germany is better than israel 17:43  |  mehmet 23/07/07
  22.   Great Idea? That`s Where Everything Started From Anyway! Europe 17:44  |  James 23/07/07
  23.   #15 Paul Taylor 17:47  |  Ariel 23/07/07
  24.   immigrants 17:49  |  Ari 23/07/07
  25.   It is statistically significant 17:52  |  Chris Linthwaite 23/07/07
  26.   #13 17:54  |  Esther 23/07/07
  27.   #4 17:55  |  Shana 23/07/07
  28.   To David (# 20) 18:02  |  El_Justiciero 23/07/07
  29.   I don`t care how nice the German`s are 18:08  |  Ron 23/07/07
  30.   German Citizenship 18:19  |  David Salinger 23/07/07
  31.   What a difference 18:19  |  Mark Lincoln 23/07/07
  32.   Chris Linthwaite 18:30  |  rich 23/07/07
  33.   Educated immigrants are good for Germany 18:35  |  Klaus 23/07/07
  34.   #6: 4000 out of 7 million = far too many 18:37  |  TruthNow 23/07/07
  35.   #32 Rich 18:39  |  Chris Linthwaite 23/07/07
  36.   I LOVE THAT! 18:50  |  Burkhardt 23/07/07
  37.   #11, Hans 18:56  |  Burkhardt 23/07/07
  38.   #11 - Hans: Nothing wrong, let me clarify 18:59  |  Gil 23/07/07
  39.   That`s shocking 19:17  |  Tal 23/07/07
  40.   #38, Gil - Please Stick to the Truth 19:32  |  Burkhardt 23/07/07
  41.   well said, Esther and to David S.: 19:32  |  Ari 23/07/07
  42.   NO WONDER, WHO WANTS TO LIVE IN 19:37  |  Robert 23/07/07
  43.   Dual citizenship 19:40  |  Dieter 23/07/07
  44.   German Citizenship (Dual Nationality) 19:47  |  J 23/07/07
  45.   Article raises more questions than it answers 19:51  |  Concerned Citizen 23/07/07
  46.   Who says they`re Jews? 20:06  |  Kenny 23/07/07
  47.   #40, not exactly Burkhardt 20:15  |  Gil 23/07/07
  48.   #46 - Kenny: Who says they`re Jews? 20:17  |  Rob 23/07/07
  49.   The Return of the Jew to Europe 20:23  |  Euro 23/07/07
  50.   Sharp surge in Israel applicants German citizenship 20:24  |  Bruni 23/07/07
  51.   inmigrant jews to germany 20:52  |  jorge grosz 23/07/07
  52.   They are tired of theocracy 20:54  |  kia 23/07/07
  53.   #4, Michael 21:01  |  Hannah 23/07/07
  54.   To Kenny (# 46) 21:08  |  El_Justiciero 23/07/07
  55.   Record number of Germans fleeing the country 21:11  |  Jonathan S 23/07/07
  56.   The irony isn`t lost. 21:12  |  Sarah 23/07/07
  57.   It`s a shame - only for the money and easy life 21:14  |  David Schechter 23/07/07
  58.   Dual citizenship 22:04  |  Ralph 23/07/07
  59.   Re #26......... 22:07  |  Esther 23/07/07
  60.   unless 22:19  |  sweis Melbourne 23/07/07
  61.   Haaretz is the best 22:24  |  17 23/07/07
  62.   less than 1/10th percent? Its over 5% of population growth 22:31  |  idiot savant 23/07/07
  63.   #58 Ralph 22:41  |  Chris Linthwaite 23/07/07
  64.   good riddance 22:42  |  son of yaffa 23/07/07
  65.   ALSO GAZANS WILL BE GERMAN CITZENS.FAITHFUL JEWS STAY IN HOLYLAND 22:43  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 23/07/07
  66.   Dual citizenship 22:47  |  Jonathan S 23/07/07
  67.   German citizenship = European passport 22:51  |  Paul Henzen 23/07/07
  68.   # 21 Mehmet - Germany is better than Turkey! 22:54  |  Paul Henzen 23/07/07
  69.   Jews getting German Citizenship 23:15  |  * BEN JABO 23/07/07
  70.   spitting in hitlers decomposed face 23:15  |  don 23/07/07
  71.   Thanks, Ralph #58! 23:19  |  J 23/07/07
  72.   Winner 17, check the numbers! 23:28  |  Arnold 23/07/07
  73.   The Jewish population of Israel increases each year 23:33  |  Sharon 23/07/07
  74.   gil "some german countries" 23:38  |  wh 23/07/07
  75.   The Esther of #26 23:39  |  Veritas 23/07/07
  76.   Void in The Promised Land 23:41  |  Mary 23/07/07
  77.   A "fun place" to live (#33), dual citizenship 23:51  |  co 23/07/07
  78.   come back! 00:01  |  werner 24/07/07
  79.   Devastating results 00:03  |  Ricardo 24/07/07
  80.   Reasons for obtaining German citizenship 00:06  |  co 24/07/07
  81.   personal decision 00:13  |  Martin 24/07/07
  82.   Volkische Beobachter in Hebrew 00:19  |  17 24/07/07
  83.   Three more problems with the article 00:22  |  co 24/07/07
  84.   German citizenship 00:28  |  Connie 24/07/07
  85.   I feel sick 00:35  |  Jon B 24/07/07
  86.   LINTHWAITE.You should count the number of Brits in Australia. 00:36  |  PETER SM 24/07/07
  87.   german citizenship 00:38  |  Shmuelshachor 24/07/07
  88.   To Esther #59