Like Spain, Portugal says its sole reason for granting citizenship to descendants of its expelled Sephardi Jews, is to right a historic wrong.
• A local Jewish leader says, “We regard this as an act of justice.“
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A synagogue in Lisbon, Portugal [Illustration] – Photo: AP
The Portuguese cabinet on Thursday approved a law offering dual citizenship to the descendants of those Sephardi Jews, the term commonly used for those who once lived in the Iberian peninsula.