Israel should draw 1 million more Jewish immigrants over the next 10 years, with the goal that a majority of the world’s Jews will live in the Jewish state by 2020, Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon told a delegation from the United Jewish Communities. The bulk of these immigrants should come from “communities in distress,” such as the former Soviet Union, Argentina and South Africa, said UJC President and CEO Stephen Solender, quoting Sharon.
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