The ties between Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael will be one of the major themes of Israel’s 30th anniversary festivities, it was decided at a joint meeting of the Ministerial Ceremonies Committee and representatives of the World Zionist Organization.
Some of the events already approved are: a peace parade of delegations from diaspora Jewish communities; sending special teams from Israel to the diaspora; raffles of Immigrants; an identification convention with the State of Israel of thousands of Jewish youths, to take place next summer, and the planting of trees for the Jewish Children’s Forest.
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