The thirty-four member delegation representing the Council of Organizations of the United Jewish Appeal landed at the Haifa airport and was met by a representative of the Israeli Foreign Office. The delegates sang the Hatikvan and the Star Spangled Benner upon leaving the plane. They will start on a country-wide tour today.
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