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===Israel=== In Israel, DNA testing is used to determine if people are eligible for immigration. The policy where "many Jews from the former Soviet Union (FSU) are asked to provide DNA confirmation of their Jewish heritage in the form of paternity tests in order to immigrate as Jews and become citizens under Israel's [[Law of Return]]" has generated controversy.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = McGonigle IV, Herman LW | title = Genetic citizenship: DNA testing and the Israeli Law of Return | journal = Journal of Law and the Biosciences | volume = 2 | issue = 2 | pages = 469β478 | date = July 2015 | pmid = 27774208 | pmc = 5034383 | doi = 10.1093/jlb/lsv027 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/new-law-says-genetic-test-valid-for-determining-jewish-status-in-some-cases-506584|title='Who is a Jew?' can now be answered by genetic testing|website=The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com|date=3 October 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/magazine/should-jewishness-be-determined-by-a-genetic-test-514968|title=Should Jewishness be determined by a genetic test?|website=The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com|date=25 November 2017 }}</ref><ref>[https://lawoffice.org.il/en/aliyah-to-israel-by-dna-test/ Is It Possible to Make Aliyah to Israel on the Basis of a DNA Test?]</ref>
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