The head of the Civic Information Center reported today that a record 15,000 overseas students have volunteered for work at various kibbutzim for the months of July and August and that another 17,000 are scheduled to arrive by the end of the year. According to Yehuda Allan, the influence of the New Left among overseas students had decreased sharply. The Civic Information Center looks after the needs of students from abroad.
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