Why do many Israelis have double passports?

JAKARTA – When Iran-Israel war Broken on June 13, an interesting phenomenon appeared, which attracted the attention of the world: long lines on the border of Israel-a-sister, not for vacation, but for care. They went to avoid the dangers of Tehran missiles.

Many of them showed a second tourist document – foreign passports, not Israel. Why do so many Israelis have double passports? What is the motivation for this? The next review.

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Why do many Israelis have double passports?

1. More than 2 million Israelis – numerous passports

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) of Israel and Jewish politics, about 1 out of 4 Israelis have foreign passports, in addition to Israeli passports.

According to estimates, there are more than 2 million Israelis conducting additional passports, as from the countries of the European Union, in the United States, Canada, Russia, and Australia.

Research Haarets In 2022, he said that about 35% of Israeli of eastern European origin (especially Poland, Hungary, Romania) proposed citizenship in their hereditary countries on the basis of the principle of “ius sanguinis” (blood rights).