Hundreds of State of Israel Bonds leaders, here for their annual convention, spent Wednesday following the paths of new Israel Defence Force recruits. Many of the 550 Bonds delegates followed the route of a new recruit from barber to bank account.
Bonds leaders from the United States, Canada, Latin America and Western Europe were observing a week-long Israel 40 celebration.
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