“Birthright” says it free trips to Israel are only for Jews, but a former guide says non-Jews join. Birthright: There are only a few.
The Birthright-Taglit program, partially funded by Israel, restricts free trips to Israel to Jews, but a former guide says that non-Jews have no problem joining.
Birthright group arrives in Israel - Israel news photo: Birthright PR
Birthright responded that “the process is involved,” the number of non-Jews discovered on the program is “minimal” and every one of them “is flown back home immediately.”
The organization’s policy states, “Taglit-Birthright Israel gift is open to all Jewish young adults, ages 18 to 26, post high-school, who have neither traveled to Israel before on a peer educational trip or study program nor have lived in Israel past the age of 12.” Continue Reading »
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