Cleanup Day Activities in Central Israel

Three main cleanup activities were held in KKL-JNF’s Central Region as Israel participated in International Cleanup Day; the venues were Ben Shemen Forest, Sataf, and Menashe Park’s HaZorea Forest.

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International Cleanup Day: Cleaning Together in Northern Israel

Numerous students and local residents in the Galilee and the Golan Heights cleaned up their local areas on International Cleanup Day, which, in Israel,

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Free Schach Distribution in Honor of Sukkot

KKL-JNF invites the general public to come and collect free schach from its forests, in honor of the Sukkot Festival.

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International Cleanup Day in Ashkelon

Around 250,000 volunteers from 220 local authorities over the length and breadth of Israel took part in activities on International Cleanup Day,

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Central America Celebrates Independence at the Rabin Center

KKL-JNF, together with ambassadors to Israel from Central America, held a gala reception at the Rabin Center in honor of Central American countries' 193rd anniversary of their independence from Spain

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New Mental Health Center for Jerusalem’s Herzog Hospital

A ceremony for the new mental health center, donated by Dr. Max and Gianna Glassman and other friends of JNF Canada in Toronto, took place yesterday at the Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem.

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European Parliament Member Bastiaan Belder Tours the Negev

European Parliament member Bastiaan Belder, who hails from the Netherlands, has been paying a visit to Israel, meeting with local dignitaries and touring KKL-JNF sites in the Negev in the wake of

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Remembering Those who Perished in the 9/11 Terror Attacks

“The sights we saw on that terrible day will not be forgotten and the accounts of its heroism will remain in our hearts,” said US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro at this year’s memorial ceremony

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500 Christians for Israel Plant Trees in the Galilee

500 members of Christians United for Israel (CUFI) come to Israel on a solidarity mission. On Thursday September 11, the group planted trees at the Golani planting center in the Upper Galilee.

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Trail Race in Memory of the Sons of the Druze Community

The Druze Sons’ Trail race was held on Mount Carmel in memory of the 398 fallen IDF soldiers who belong to Israel’s Druze community.

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KKL-JNF Tree and Plant Nurseries

Growing plants and keeping Israel green is both a science and an art. KKL-JNF's three tree and plant nurseries, which are located in the country's southern, northern and central regions

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Canadian Young Leadership Solidarity Mission to Israel

"We Came to Empathize and Assist"

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KKL-JNF Helps Chile Deal with the Gall Wasp Pest

After a week in Israel as the guest of the Volcani Agricultural Research Institute and KKL-JNF, forest engineer Claudia Munoz from the Chile Ministry of Agriculture departed on Sept. 6

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Care of the Forests Continues Even in a Sabbatical Year

The New Year will bring the sabbatical (shmita) year to Israel. Every seven years, the People of Israel are commanded to cease their agricultural activities and let the land lie fallow. Over the year

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Nevatim Celebrates 60 Years and Dedicates a New Reservoir

The gala reception last Thursday, celebrating 60 years since the establishment of Moshav Nevatim, included a dedication ceremony for the new Nevatim Water Reclamation Facility. The reservoir,

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Nevatim Celebrates 60 Years and Dedicates a New Reservoir

The gala reception last Thursday, celebrating 60 years since the establishment of Moshav Nevatim, included a dedication ceremony for the new Nevatim Water Reclamation Facility. The reservoir, along with the Founders Park, is one of the many ecological projects supported by friends of JNF Australia, who adopted Nevatim, a rural community founded in 1946 on KKL-JNF lands in the northern Negev.

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JNF USA Solidarity Mission Visits Southern Israel

A delegation of about 50 Friends of JNF USA arrived for a tour of the Gaza periphery and southern Israel to demonstrate their solidarity with the State of Israel, especially the residents of the Negev.

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KKL-JNF and Fair Planet in Ethiopia–Seeds of Hope

An open day for the Fair Planet and KKL-JNF Seeds of Hope for Eastern Ethiopia project took place in May 2014 at the Haramaya University in Ethiopia, where Hiruy Amare, Director of the KKL-JNF Golani Nursery in northern Israel, evoked great appreciation among the participant when he spoke in English and in Amharic about the work being done by KKL-JNF and the Fair Planet Project.

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Turning Tanks into Pine Cones

KKL-JNF, with the support of its friends in Finland, held environmental arts and crafts activities in Kibbutz Alumim near the Gaza Border. For the Kibbutz, this activity held following the declaration of a 72 hour ceasefire between Israel and Gaza on August 5th, was the first community activity in a proper communal area ever since the start of Operation Protective Edge a month ago.

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KKL-JNF at United Nations Committee of Forestry Conference

KKL-JNF Chief Forester David Brand represented Israel at the 22nd conference of the United Nations Committee on Forestry (COFO22), which took place in Rome, Italy on June 23-27. COFO is the highest forestry statutory body of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).

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Under Hamas Fire, KKL-JNF Paves a Security Road for Kibbutz Sufa

Over the last days, in the midst of Operation Protective Edge, KKL-JNF, in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense, has constructed the foundation for an alternative road at Kibbutz Sufa, a community only 2 km from the Gaza border. The new road is lined with a thick row of trees and it connects directly to the main highway.

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Hadassah Delegation Plants Trees at Beersheva River Park in Solidarity with Israel

A Hadassah delegation arrived in Israel during Operation Protective Edge, and on July 29th, day 22 of the operation, they planted trees in Beersheva River Park as an act of solidarity with Israel.

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Canada-Israel Solidarity Rally in Jerusalem

A big Canada-Israel solidarity rally, jointly organized by JNF Canada and other Canada-Israel organizations, was held at the David Citadel in Jerusalem on July 30th, 2014, day 23 of Operation Protective edge.

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Respite Activities for Families on the Gaza Border

On July 17th, 2014, day 11 of Operation Protective Edge, twenty families from Shlomit, one of the Halutziot communities situated on the Negev’s border with the Gaza Strip, set out for a respite weekend at KKL-JNF’s Lavie Field and Forest Center in northern Israel. This welcome break was made possible by donations from KKL-JNF’s Friends in Australia. “Suddenly we feel like people leading normal liv

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A Day with KKL-JNF in the Bomb Shelters of Southern Israel

"The activities organized by KKL-JNF are so important for us. Most of the day we just stay at home with our children, and here we're together with other people," said Yaarit, a drama teacher who lives in Paamei Tashaz. We met Yaarit while visiting a bomb shelter in Paamei Tashaz, where KKL-JNF National Service volunteers Dekel and Ofek led activities for local youth at a secure building in the v

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Children from Moshav Tekuma Take a Break from the Rockets

On Day 15 of Operation Protective Edge, the communities of southern Israel are still under attack by rockets from Gaza, and KKL-JNF is continuing to offer children and families from the south a range of activities that provide a brief respite from the tense security situation.

By KENNETH L. MARCUS

Life Saving Portable Bomb Shelters

A KKL-JNF emergency campaign underway at present – organized with the help of the organization’s offices worldwide – has raised millions of shekels for the purchase of portable bomb shelters for communities throughout southern Israel and for respite activities for children and families.

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IDF Soldiers Volunteer in Carmel Forest

Even during these stormy days of Operation Protective Edge, as rockets fall incessantly on all of Israel's towns and cities, volunteer activities on behalf of the environment continue. On July 16, a group of IDF soldiers did voluntary forestry work in the Carmel Forest, as part of ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the forests ever since the devastating fires there in December 2010.

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Residents of Southern Israel Are Not Leaving their Homes

Residents of Israel's south talk to KKL-JNF about how they cope under the shadow of rocket fire from Gaza.

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A Respite Tour for Children from Southern Israel

Children from the south exchange the wail of the sirens for the peace of the desert on a trip with KKL-JNF.

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