The Israel Foreign Ministry today sent the first Israeli Arab on a two-month public relations tour of the United States. He will be followed in two weeks by a second Moslem citizen of Israel.
The first Arab goodwill messenger is Sueil Shukri, secretary of the Moslem Advisory Committee and son of a former mayor of Haifa. He toured the Gaza Strip this week, conferring with leading Arab citizens, prior to leaving. The second emissary of goodwill, Majid Fahoun, is a member of the Nazareth City Council.
Fifty-five Arab and Druze students are enrolled in the current semester at Hebrew University, of whom 17 are freshmen, University officials announced today. The largest group, 24, are studying humanities or social science and 15 are medical students. Twelve others are studying law and one is in his final year of agricultural study. More than half of the students live in University dormitories.
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