Throughout the taut and tiny land of Israel blue-and-white flags bearing the Star of David fluttered proudly in observance of the ninth Independence Day celebration of the Middle East's fastest-growing and toughest nation. But even more symbolic of Israel's independent spirit was the arrival, in five boatloads, of 2,600 immigrants, the largest number to arrive in a single day since 1951.
So far this year more than 33,000 immigrants have gone to Israel in the biggest wave in six years; before the year is out the figure is expected to reach 100,000. Many of the latest wave have come...
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