In an exclusive story, Haaretz News has learned that religious Israeli politicians have recently allocated NIS 10 million in public funds to grant free trips to young Chareidim to visit the Zionist state.

American billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Dr Miriam Adelson, donated on Sunday $30 million to the Taglit-Birthright Israel project, during an event sponsored by President Shimon Peres and held at his Jerusalem Residence.