immigrate to Israel, without taking any formal steps. Arab Palestinians, as well as other non-Jews, wishing to obtain Israeli citizenship, had to prove that they had: been registered in the Inhabitants Registration in 1949; were residents of Israel on 14 July 1952; had been in Israel or in an area that later came into Israel between the establishment of Israel and 14 July 1952; or had entered legally during that period. These proved difficult for many Palestinians to fulfill because many at the time had no proof of Palestinian citizenship, and those who had identity cards were forced to surrender them to the Israeli army during or soon after the war. Attaining status as a Registered Inhabitant was also difficult because there was a "deliberate attempt [by Israeli Forces] to not register many [Palestinian] villages"/ Those who failed to attain legal status remained in Israel as stateless persons. An amendment to the Israeli Nationality Law was passed in 1968. This amendment stipulated that a Palestinian must apply within 3 years of turning 18 years of age, and had to prove that they had been a resident of Israel for five consecutive years prior to their application. A further amendment was passed in 1980 which alleviated the article that had previously required the applicant to have been in Israel between May 1948 and July 1952. Following the 1980 amendment to Israel's Nationality Law, Palestinians are strictly legal citizens of the State of Israel. They have "passport citizenship" rights, but are excluded from several aspects of the Jewish welfare state and are therefore denied equal "democratic citizenship". While enjoying the fruits of Jewish civil rights (such as access to courts of law and private property) and political rights (access to the ballot and to government) they are denied social rights and economic rights in the form of social security, education and welfare, or access to land and water resources of the State. Palestinians Living in the West Bank The citizenship of Palestinians living on the West Bank, within the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, went through three stages. After the creation of the state of Israel and before the passing of a new Jordanian Citizenship Law in 1954, Palestinians were incorporated into the Kingdom of Jordan. In 1949, the Jordanian Council of Ministers added an article to their Citizenship Law of 1928 that read: A new Citizenship Law was passed in 1954. It