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Yitzhak Rabin gets Israeli citizenship

You might recall the story of Eilat-based Yitzhak Rabin Ramsy, and his quest for Israeli citizenship. Rabin and his mother have finally gotten their wish. Rabin and his mother got Israeli citizenship on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, after years of struggling with the Ministry, that wish was finally granted by Interior Minister Gidon Sa'ar. Sa'ar traveled to Eilat to present Rabin with his Israeli identity card - and citizenship - in a special ceremony.  

"I went to the Interior Ministry, the military and the media," Rabin's attorney, Naomi Gonen, told the press after the event. "I was sure it would be easier, but then I found out that things work very slowly to move through the system. It took a few months, but the main thing is that in the end we succeeded - mainly thanks to the media, who supported the cause." 

"The struggle of Yitzhak Rabin ends now that he has successfully obtained an identity card, and the gates of the country are open for him," the attorney continued. "Were it not for the positive response of the media in this fight to get him his citizenship, we would never have succeeded."

Is he planning to convert to Judaism?

Labels: Arab anti-Semitism, Jordan, Muslim anti-Semitism, Palestinian anti-Semitism, Yitzchak Rabin

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:45 PM