Moroccan authorities have arrested several Jews, charging them with assisting emigration to Israel, S. Z. Shragai, director of the Jewish Agency Immigration department, told a press conference today.
He also reported that current figures on immigration, including newcomers from East Europe, were running ahead even of upward-adjusted estimates.
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