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  • JNF-USA celebrates Israel@70 with a return to the homeland

    Leiba Chaya David|May 25, 2018

    This year, Israel marks 70 years of statehood—seven decades of intensive growth and remarkable achievement. Jewish National Fund-USA is proud of the formative role it has played in the country’s development, since before the founding of the Modern State of Israel, and continuing as a key player in the strategic development of Israel’s natural resources and infrastructure. Over the years, Jewish National Fund-USA has worked hand in hand with the State of Israel in areas such as forest management, water conservation, infrastructure suppo...

  • Capturing Israel's future, one drop at a time

    Leiba Chaya David, JNS.org|Jun 26, 2015

    While water crises are fast becoming a significant part of life around the world, that trend is moving in the opposite direction in Israel. Until recently, Israel experienced a perpetual water shortage that reached extreme proportions, primarily due to drought and over-consumption. But for the past several decades, Jewish National Fund (JNF) has worked to alleviate and mitigate Israel's chronic water shortage through a range of water collection and conservation initiatives. For example, JNF's co...