Dozens of new immigrants from Argentina are scheduled to arrive in Israel tomorrow, Independence Day, on an El Al flight via Rome. Some 6,000 olim have already arrived since the year 2002. A special ceremony will be held at Ben Gurion International Airport to welcome them, featuring a group of young Jews from Mexico who participated in the March of the Living in Poland.
The Tourism Ministry announces that a new communal settlement will soon be built in the Aravah area - roughly halfway between Eilat and the Dead Sea - based almost entirely on tourism. Communications and clean industry will also be featured in the new town, which will be built, at first, for 180 families. Work has already begun. Participating in the initiative are the Jewish Agency, the Housing Ministry, the Israeli Lands Authority, and the Central Aravah Regional Council. The new town, to be predicated on ecological principles and preserving the environment, will include guesthouses, desert-style trips, and nature workshops.
The Tourism Ministry announces that a new communal settlement will soon be built in the Aravah area - roughly halfway between Eilat and the Dead Sea - based almost entirely on tourism. Communications and clean industry will also be featured in the new town, which will be built, at first, for 180 families. Work has already begun. Participating in the initiative are the Jewish Agency, the Housing Ministry, the Israeli Lands Authority, and the Central Aravah Regional Council. The new town, to be predicated on ecological principles and preserving the environment, will include guesthouses, desert-style trips, and nature workshops.