Labor Minister Golda Myerson and other Israel notables took part in ceremonies north of Tiberias heralding the erection of a new housing development for thousands of recent newcomers to Israel who are still housed in temporary dwellings in the Tiberias area.
A new settlement for Yemenite immigrants in central Israel, located near the so-called Arab Triangle, was dedicated yesterday.
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