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Do grandparents have the right to see their minor grandchildren if their son-in-law forbids them and their daughter/his wife from seeing her family?

Yes! Although the right of grandparents to see their minor children is not specifically mentioned and protected in any Israeli legislation, it certainly feeds off principles that are enshrined and safeguarded in it. For example, Israel is a signatory to the International Convention on the Rights of The Child, which, amongst other things, deals with the right of a minor to know and have a meaningful relationship with his/her extended family. Furthermore, from the point of the grandparents, their constitutional right to a family life, which would include a relationship/contact with their grandchildren, is protected in the basic law: the Human Dignity and Freedom Act.