<Li> Public transportation is not allowed at any time </Li> <Li> At least one highly trained, armed escort accompanies each group throughout the entire trip </Li> <P> Through the end of 2011, the program had an operating budget of $660 million . More than half of the funding comes from philanthropists, among them Charles Bronfman, Edgar Bronfman, Sr., Daniel Och, Marlene Post, Lynn Schusterman, Sheldon Adelson, and Michael Steinhardt . About one - quarter of funding comes from the Government of Israel, and about one - fifth is contributed by Jewish organizations and communities, such as North American Jewish Federations through the United Jewish Communities (UJC), Keren Hayesod, and the Jewish Agency for Israel; and many leading private philanthropists through the Birthright Israel Foundation, including Charles Bronfman, Michael Steinhardt, and Lynn Schusterman . The program also receives funding from the German government, through the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany . </P> <P> According to the organization, Taglit - Birthright Israel has contributed more than 2 billion NIS to the Israeli economy . </P>

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