Dokument #1036824
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
According to a representative of the Israel
Religions Action Centre (IRAC) in Jerusalem, the Ministry of
Absorption has no jurisdiction in religious matters and has nothing
to do with taking a child away from his/her parents because they do
not raise him/her according to Jewish Orthodox faith (28 Sept.
1993). The representative added that the minister himself is a
member of a left-wing party and a secular Jew and, therefore, would
not tolerate such action by his ministry (Ibid.). The Ministry of
Absorption has no legal authority in the country to take away a
child from a non-Jewish parent or mixed parents (Ibid.).
A representative of the Society of St-Yves,
a human rights organization in Jerusalem, stated that the Ministry
of Absorption would not take away children of mixed parents
(Christian father and Jewish mother) because the parents do not
raise them according to Jewish Orthodox faith (28 Sept. 1993). The
Ministry of Absorption can initiate procedures to take away a child
from his/her parents on grounds that the life of the child is in
danger (Ibid.).
According to a representative of the
Consulate General of Israel in New York, the Ministry of Absorption
would not take away children of mixed parents (Christian father and
Jewish mother) because they do not raise them according to Jewish
Orthodox faith (27 Sept. 1993). The representative added that some
ultra-Orthodox might try to convince new immigrant parents to raise
their children according to Orthodox Jewish rules or send them to
Orthodox schools (Ibid.). The ultra-Orthodox would talk to the
parents on their own initiative, i.e., without any involvement from
the Ministry of Absorption (Ibid.).
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
Consulate General of Israel, New York.
27 September 1993. Telephone interview with representative.
Israel Religions Action Centre (IRAC),
Jerusalem. 28 September 1993. Telephone interview with
representative.
Society of St-Yves, Jerusalem. 28
September 1993. Telephone interview with representative.