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Modi announces OCI status, direct flights for Israelis of Indian origin

| | Jul 06, 2017, at 08:11 pm
Tel Aviv, Jul 6 (IBNS) : People of Indian origin in Israel will get the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card even if they have undergone the compulsory army service, PM Modi announced in Israel,reports said.

Calling Indian-Israelis “human bridge” between the two countries, Modi was addressing a gathering of about 5,000  Israelis  of Indian origin at an event on Friday night.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was also present at the programme.

Modi also  announced that direct flights would be launched between Delhi, Mumbai and Tel Aviv to encourage people-to-people contacts.

He said an Indian cultural centre would also be opened in Israel.

In his speech,  Modi recalled several Jewish Indians who had served in India, including General JFR Jacob, and hundreds of Indians who worked to “make the desert bloom” in Israel in farming jobs.

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