71.   Her father, Sunder Rajan, filed a federal discrimination lawsuit in April to force the INS to grant her citizenship.

72.   However, the Interior Ministry said at the time that Israel does not normally grant citizenship to Jews until they immigrate.

73.   If Regis is granted citizenship, he will travel to Los Angeles to take his exam and oath.

74.   Immigrants who have disabilities that limit their ability to take the oath of allegiance can still be granted citizenship under new legislation.

75.   In a closely watched case, a Chicago woman and her children who converted to Judaism are to be granted Israeli citizenship after taking the Israeli government to court.

76.   In a statement released soon after the ruling, the ministry said the verdict will also alter the national policy of granting citizenship.

77.   In Myanmar, for example, full citizenship is granted only to people who can prove continuous residence and no intermarriage back to their great-grandfathers.

78.   In principle, many Free Democrats have long urged a liberalization of nationality laws, which grant citizenship on the basis of German ethnicity.

79.   Instead of appearing before the high court, Interior Minister Ehud Barak decided Tuesday to grant Pollard citizenship.

80.   Interior Minister Ehud Barak said he decided to grant Pollard citizenship after consulting with ministry legal advisers.