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Source: http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/today/10/05/1601.htm
Over a Quarter Million Jews Have Visited Israel with Birthright
(Israel Defense Forces) Jonatan Urich - This week, Taglit-Birthright Israel celebrated its tenth anniversary. Since the beginning of the year, 10,300 participants visited Israel, a number expected to reach 31,000 by the end of the year. Since its beginning in 2000, over a quarter of a million Jewish youth from more than fifty countries have participated in the program. About 17,000 Birthright alumni are now living in Israel.