Many Israelis have German-born parents and grandparents, and are able to obtain second citizenship here that way. It's a way out of Israel, and it is a way into the greater EU. The option is a relief to many. I can't claim any such privileges. My immediate family were not of German descent, and were in Palestine already in the 19th century.
Joel
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> [via Lou Proyect]
>
> http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3953354,00.html
>
> Young Israelis moving to Berlin in droves
>
> City from which Hitler unleashed genocide of six million Jews now
> attracting small but growing community of Jews from Israel for whom it
> embodies freedom, tolerance, anything-goes spirit Associated Press
>
> Nirit Bialer, granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, welcomes listeners in
> Hebrew to a one-hour radio show of music, talk and interviews. The setting
> isn't her native Israel but a radio station in the heart of the German
> capital – and hundreds of Israeli Berliners are tuning in.
>
> The city from which Hitler unleashed the genocide of 6 million Jews is now
> attracting a small but growing community of Jews from Israel for whom it
> embodies freedom, tolerance, and an anything-goes spirit.
>
> "Berlin has become a real magnet for Israelis – everybody wants to move
> here," said Bialer, 32, whose Friday noon "Kol Berlin," Hebrew for "the
> voice of Berlin," started three years ago and is something of an institution
> for young Israelis in Berlin.
>
> Nobody knows exactly how many Israelis have moved here in recent years;
> unofficial estimates suggest 9,000 to 15,000 – far fewer than the 120,000
> Jews who lived in Berlin before the Nazis came to power in 1933.
>
> But their presence is a powerful symbol of generational change. Years ago,
> Israelis viewed emigration from their country as a betrayal of the Zionist
> cause, and moving to Germany was reviled as the worst betrayal of all.
>
> Many wouldn't set foot in Germany even as tourists. Today, Israelis make up
> the second-largest group of non-European tourists coming to Berlin, after
> Americans. The streets of Tel Aviv feature billboards featuring Berlin's
> landmark Brandenburg Gate as a tourist attraction.
>
> ...
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