Sharp surge in Israeli applicants seeking German citizenship - Haaretz

Last update - 16:55 23/07/2007

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	00:41	\|	Esther # 26	24/07/07

89.	To No. 5	00:41	\|	Joseph	24/07/07

90.	#57, David Schechter	00:44	\|	Hannah	24/07/07

91.	Germany	00:58	\|	Naftali	24/07/07

92.	Auf Wiedersehen	01:12	\|	The Ws.	24/07/07

93.	Question on US immigration	01:13	\|	steve	24/07/07

94.	# 81 Connie - Ever been to Germany ?	01:19	\|	Paul Henzen	24/07/07

95.	German / Austrian Intolerance: No Dual Citizenship	01:23	\|	Semsem	24/07/07

96.	#75, Part of the fun	01:28	\|	Oliver	24/07/07

97.	Germany and/or Europe are the place to be	01:32	\|	Brad Epstein	24/07/07

98.	Acknowledging a historical mistake...	01:34	\|	Dutch Dirk	24/07/07

99.	#67 BEN JABO: Back to the future	01:47	\|	Roger	24/07/07

100.	#72 wh: I assume it`s `States of Germany` of which there are 16	01:51	\|	Roger	24/07/07

101.	#84 Hannah, it might seem embarrassing for Israel	01:58	\|	Roger	24/07/07

102.	german citizenship	01:59	\|	Shmuelshachor	24/07/07

103.	#64	02:00	\|	David Salinger	24/07/07

104.	Paul part 1	02:22	\|	Connie	24/07/07

105.	Paul part 1	02:22	\|	Connie	24/07/07

106.	To #86, The Ws	02:23	\|	Mikeber	24/07/07

107.	Paul part 2	02:36	\|	Connie	24/07/07

108.	To Brad Epstein, #91	02:37	\|	Mikeber	24/07/07

109.	My secret plan is working	02:39	\|	Ibrahim Burg	24/07/07

110.	Re 2 Hitler did not win	03:00	\|	Alan the real one	24/07/07

111.	Re 93 check your numbers	03:09	\|	Alan the real one	24/07/07

112.	Paul Henzen	03:21	\|	sweis Melbourne	24/07/07

113.	No suprise , just read Gideon levy , Haaretz Editorial	03:26	\|	Joseph E .	24/07/07

114.	LONG LIVE ISRAEL!!!	03:46	\|	Mendy	24/07/07

115.	Winner	03:47	\|	MR	24/07/07

116.	#109 Bouillabaisse vs. gefillte fish or eintopf	03:47	\|	Yorde echad	24/07/07

117.	Israel, Question Yourself	03:55	\|	Eli	24/07/07

118.	Well, there`s a shocker...	03:55	\|	Silvienne	24/07/07

119.	TURNING Iin his grave	04:06	\|	TOBIA	24/07/07

120.	migration	04:06	\|	sweis Melbourne	24/07/07

121.	What a pity	04:30	\|	Sam	24/07/07

122.	The normalization of Israel and Germany	04:54	\|	Dan	24/07/07

123.	MR	05:12	\|	Winner	24/07/07

124.	Arnold	05:15	\|	Winner	24/07/07

125.	Advice for survival	07:03	\|	Sam	24/07/07

126.	117...eli	07:30	\|	ravi	24/07/07

127.	ravi	14:51	\|	sweis Melbourne	24/07/07

128.	to co	15:02	\|	Puhi	24/07/07

129.	#128	15:26	\|	SP	24/07/07

130.	About time to go back to your countries	18:20	\|	US person	24/07/07

131.	# 107 Connie - Germans and Jews	21:29	\|	Paul Henzen	24/07/07

132.	# 112 Sweis Melbourne - politeness	21:34	\|	Paul Henzen	24/07/07

133.	#31 Lincoln	04:55	\|	* BEN JABO	25/07/07

134.	#21 Mehmet	04:59	\|	* BEN JABO	25/07/07

135.	#118 Silvienne	05:32	\|	* BEN JABO	25/07/07

136.	#135, Ben Jabo...	08:18	\|	Silvienne	25/07/07

137.	Germany the Good	16:48	\|	Michael Katz	25/07/07

138.	Israel	16:52	\|	Michael Katz	25/07/07

139.	#136 Silvienne - Sure they knew about it	17:08	\|	* BEN JABO	25/07/07

140.	#130-2 US person (supposedly)	17:13	\|	* BEN JABO	25/07/07

141.	#76 Mary - wake up!	17:17	\|	* BEN JABO	25/07/07

142.	#99 Roger - Hitler didn`t fail	17:20	\|	* BEN JABO	25/07/07

143.	130-1 2ND TRY US person (so he sez)	21:01	\|	* BEN JABO	25/07/07

144.	Ben Jabo, haganah atzmi has nothing to do with....	01:08	\|	Silvienne	26/07/07

145.	#144 Silvienne	03:18	\|	* BEN JABO	26/07/07

146.	#145, Ben Jabo, that much is certain...	04:37	\|	Silvienne	26/07/07

147.	Israelis becoming German Citizens	20:32	\|	Pamela Lazarus	02/08/07