Partnership 2000: a group of professionals and students from Baltimore, Md. will hold a Violence Prevention convention in Karmiel, in northwestern Israel, on June 18-21.

Some 150 young leaders from Jewish communities around the world are meeting this week in Jerusalem at the World Zionist Youth Congress, based at Ramat Rachel.

An Israel Bonds delegation of some 70 North American Bonds leaders has arrived on a Task Force to Israel. They will receive briefing from top governmental and military officials.