(cheering)

- [Julie Stahl] A bigwelcome party awaited

200 new immigrants, who arrived in Israel

to make the Jewish state their home.

- It's so crazy, thepeople here waiting for us.

The party, the music,

the entire joy of this.

It's magic.

- I'm always excited whenI see new immigrants coming

on aliyah to (foreign language),to their ancient homeland.

- Isaac Herzog is Chairmanof the Jewish agency,

the organization responsible for aliyah,

or immigration to Israel.

- They're all here in one big event,

which epitomizes the greatlight of the Jewish people

in their return to their ancient homeland.

- These are the firstarrivals on special flights

this summer.

They came from France,Russia, and Latin America.

- This year we'll have 30,000immigrants from 40 countries.

It's an incredible story.

- Among the newcomers areBrazilian and Argentinian singles.

- I'm an actress, so I wantto try to work with that.

I'm also a makeup artist,

so I came with that idea.

- (foreign language) HereI'm going to study Hebrew

in Kibbutz Ma'agan Michael.

And then I'll be in thearmy for a year and a half.

And then, like allIsraelis, I will travel,

and then I'll return tostudy music in Jerusalem.

- First I want to really learn Hebrew,

so I'm going to do Ulpan,very intensive right now.

Then I will start searchingjob as a scientist.

- They came for different reasons.

- When I was little, I wasliving here with my family

for awhile, like four months,

and I fell in love withthis country and the people

and the culture, so I alwayswant to come back here.

- The economic situation is really great.

Okay, neighborhood countriesare not the best thing,

but I don't have toworry when I walk through

the streets really here.

- I came to Israel becauseI'm a Zionist, I love Israel,

and I'm hoping to make it my home.

- Abraham Chevelen, from Ohio,

has been here for just one week.

He came back to the airportto welcome the newcomers.

- I'm learning someHebrew back in America.

Thankfully I'm very good at languages.

I speak Chinese fluently.

I plan on doing businesswith China in Israel.

If I can do Chinese, I canhopefully do Hebrew, right?

- Many would see theirarrival as the fulfillment

of God's Word, when he saidhe would regather Israel

and plant them in their land.

Julie Stahl, CBN News,

Ben Gurion Airport, Israel.

(singing)