(Ha'aretz) Judy Maltz - Since last Independence Day, 29,715 immigrants from more than 90 countries have arrived in Israel, according to the Immigrant Absorption Ministry. 7,054 came from France, 6,880 from Russia and 6,306 from Ukraine. Immigration from English-speaking countries was 4,627: U.S. - 3,072, Britain - 692, Canada - 466, South Africa - 236, Australia - 153, and Ireland - 8. Two immigrants came from Indonesia, and one each from Cambodia, New Caledonia and Mauritius.
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