(JTA) - As the intifada enters its third year, Israel programs are looking at a 92 percent decrease in the number of Jewish youth participating in educational trips to Israel. In the summer of 2002, only 820 high school-aged kids visited Israel on organized trips, down from 10,000 in the year 2000. However, enrollment at post-high school yeshivas in Israel is believed to have remained relatively stable.
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