PM Netanyahu Meets with International Bible Quiz Contestants

(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today (Monday), 23.4.12, met with the
contestants of the International Bible Quiz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Bible_Contest which will be held
on Independence Day
http://goisrael.com/Tourism_Eng/Tourist%20Information/Jewish%20Themes/Holidays/Pages/Independence%20Day.aspx
Fifty-three young people from countries around the world, including four
contestants from Israel, will compete in this year's Quiz.

Prime Minister Netanyahu wished the contestants success and said, "I call on
you to immigrate to Israel. The story of the Bible is not a simple story.
It is a real story that occurred in real places and involved exemplary
people like the prophet Isaiah, King David and many others. This is your
country. This is your story. This is your heritage. I call on you to
translate the Bible not into foreign languages but into actions. I would
like you to come and live here and, as Jewish young people, to become part
of history. Come here and succeed."

Education Minister Gideon Saar, IDF Chief Education Officer Brig.-Gen. Eli
Shremeister and International Bible Quiz Coordinator Maj. Rabbi Malachi
Raabed also attended today's meeting.