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More Than 100,000 Arabs Visit Israel Under Summer Visit Program

August 17, 1971
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The number of nationals from Arab countries coming to occupied areas and Israel proper under Israel’s summer visits program has topped the 100,000 mark, officials reported today. Almost all of the Arabs visited not only their relatives in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip but even went on to tour Israel. The officials said that the summer program had passed its peak and that some 30,000 Arabs have already returned to their homes in various Arab countries.

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