Portugal's parliament today (Thursday, 29 Jan 2015) approved the measure giving Portuguese citizenship to the descendants of those expelled so long ago. The ABC news link is below. The story quotes my friend James Harlow as well as others. Some 100 requests have been received.Conditions:--Portuguese rights will apply to those who can demonstrate "a traditional connection" to Portuguese Sephardic Jews, such as through "family names, family language, and direct or collateral ancestry."--Applicants will be vetted by Portuguese Jewish community institutions, as well as by government agencies. They will have to say whether they have a criminal record. Jewish community leaders say they expect the application procedure to take four months.Supposedly, this is simpler than the Spanish plan (which has not yet been approved) which will require testing of candidates on Spanish history.Read the ABC News story here:http://abcnews.go.com/…/portugal-approves-sephardic-jew-cit…