The group, which belongs to the "Alexander Moss" program, was allowed to enter Israel thanks to the intervention of Diaspora Minister Omar Yankelevich and the Jewish National Fund
The moment the students land in Israel, together with Minister Yankelevich
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JNF USA
250 Jewish high school students from across the United States landed in Israel today (Tuesday), in preparation for their participation in the "Alexander Moss" program at the Mosinson Youth Village in Hod Hasharon, which includes experiential studies, trips to Israel and seminars with Israeli lecturers, and continues throughout the semester.
The group was allowed to enter the country thanks to the intervention of Diaspora Minister Omar Yankelevich and the Jewish National Fund.
This is the first group to arrive in Israel since the sky closed about six months ago.
As soon as they landed, the students entered a joint isolation outline, approved in advance by the Ministry of Health, at the youth village, and then began the program.
The group was received in a small ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport, with the participation of Minister Yankelwitz, Chairman of the Zionist Organization Yaakov Hagoel, member of the board of directors of Keren Kimat LeIsrael and Jewspish National Fund David Yaari, director of the JNF Education and Community Division Minister Shalom Jerby JNF-USA in Israel Eric Michelson.
Diaspora Minister Yankelevich: "Precisely at this time, when the corona plague has added to the distance created in recent years between us and our brothers in the Diaspora, the State of Israel must do everything in its power to allow young Jews participating in these programs to enter Israel, of course under the Ministry of Health's terms."
Chairman of the World Zionist Organization Yaakov Hagoel: "I was excited to welcome over 200 high school students from the" Frontier Israel "program in the United States - American students coming to the spring semester in Israel. This welcome initiative contributes to connecting youth from the Diaspora to Israel and deepening their connection with the State of Israel ".
The director of the JNF's Education Division, Minister Shalom Jarbi: "120 years ago, with the establishment of the JNF, we understood that the practical training of the land and the educational 'training of the hearts' among Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora could not be separated. The youth in this complex period and their connection to the Israeli Jewish identity and the State of Israel. "
