(Ha'aretz) Irit Rosenblum - Beginning next week, the Birthright Israel program will bring some 7,500 Jewish students from 25 countries to Israel over the next two months. The program has already brought some 32,000 Jewish students to Israel on ten-day visits. The participants in the winter session will arrive on 70 special flights, 95 percent of which will be operated by El Al. The program will provide a $12.3 million boost to the struggling tourism industry.
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