Aliyah means, in Hebrew, “to go up”.†
“Aliyah is an important Jewish cultural concept and a fundamental component of Zionism“.‡
It has several meanings:
-to be called up to read from the Torah scrolls in synagogue.
-to emigrate to Israel
-it can be a girl’s name
† More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliyah
It is the name of an NCIS episode (Season 6, episode 25).
‡ Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism
What I believe is that both Jews and Palestinians should be equally allowed to live in Israel as per the Law of Return: Palestinians are also descendants of the children of Abraham, as the Israelis are.
But I guess some are more equal than others. As it stands, the Law of Return is racist selective.
