Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres holds
a young child, part of a group of new Jewish immigrants to Israel, at a
welcoming ceremony at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, Wednesday July 13, 2005.
A group of 520 American and Canadian immigrants have landed at Tel Aviv's Ben
Gurion International Airport, the first of a group of 1,800 North Americans
who are to move to Israel this summer, Israel's Army Radio reported. The
immigrants are moving as part of a Nefesh B'Nefesh program
designed to encourage Jews to move to Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
AP - Jul 13 4:13 AM
New Jewish immigrants arrive with their children
at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, Wednesday July 13, 2005. A group of 520
American and Canadian immigrants landed at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International
Airport, the first of a group of 1,800 North Americans who are to move to
Israel this summer, Israel's Army Radio reported. The immigrants are moving as
part of a Nefesh B'Nefesh program designed to encourage Jews to
move to Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
AP - Jul 13 3:51 AM
Eli Kronenberg, left, and his wife Elana, from
New Jersey, wave as they arrive with their children at the Tel Aviv airport as
new immigrants to Israel Wednesday July 13, 2005. A group of 520 American and
Canadian immigrants have landed at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International
Airport, the first of a group of 1,800 North Americans who are to move to
Israel this summer, Israel's Army Radio reported. The immigrants are moving as
part of a Nefesh B'Nefesh program designed to encourage Jews to
move to Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)