ISRAEL: Standing Room Only

The free ingathering of Jews from everywhere is a proposition basic to the heart and soul of Israel. But last week through Jerusalem's streets marched hundreds of dark-skinned Jews from North Africa, solemnly brandishing banners that read, "Oh, Lord, Save Thy People, Remnant of Israel." Among the onlookers, one expressed what many felt: "It is bad enough that Jews should be begging their own institutions for action. It's even worse that we don't all feel like joining in."

There are half a million Jews in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, and no one knows whether or when they will...

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