Only 5000 immigrants from the U.S. and Canada arrived in Israel during 1973, 1000 fewer than in 1972, Gen. Uzi Narkiss, director of the Jewish Agency’s immigration and absorption department, reported. He said the number of immigrants from the U.S. was closely connected with events in the Middle East and expressed the hope that next year’s totals will not be any smaller. Narkiss spoke on his return from a visit to the U.S. in connection with “Aliya Month” which opens there Feb. 1. He said that all schlichim, Israeli Embassy and Consulate employes and academicians on sabbatical leaves in the U.S. have been asked to join the aliya campaign.
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