Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of Education to Fund Summer Camps for
the Children of Sderot and Gaza-Adjacent Communities
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Office)

Prime Minister's Office Director-General Ra'anan Dinur, today (Tuesday),
1.7.08, directed that summer camps - financed and supervised by the PMO and
the Education Ministry, at an overall cost of approximately NIS 5 million -
be held for the children of Sderot and other communities adjacent to the
Gaza Strip.

The summer camps will take place this month in Sderot, and the Eshkol,
Ashkelon Coast, Sdot Negev, and Sha'ar Hanegev regional councils, under the
auspices of the Education Ministry Youth Division and the councils
themselves. Over 5,000 local children are expected to participate.

Education Minister Prof. Yuli Tamir: "I see great importance in the
operation of the summer camps for the children of Sderot and the
Gaza-adjacent communities, who experience stressful days throughout the
year. This is a good opportunity for them to escape routine, to take part
in worthwhile activities and return to school invigorated."

PMO Dir.-Gen. Dinur said: "This endeavor joins the many programs which the
Government supports for the welfare and benefit of residents of Sderot and
the Gaza-adjacent communities, both in civilian aspects and regarding
security and structural reinforcement. All of this is part of our great
appreciation of the area residents and of the desire to improve their lives
and to allow children and their parents to enjoy the summer vacation."