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The opening as it read in 2005

Jewish National Fund ( Hebrew : Keren Kayemet LeYisrael ) is an organization founded in 1901 at the Fifth Zionist Congress in Basle .¹ Its purpose was to buy and develop land in Palestine (later Israel ) for Jewish settlement.² During the British Mandate period, the JNF purchased about 94 km of land, largely from absentee Arab landlords. The main source of income was hundreds of thousands of "little blue boxes" distributed in Jewish communities all over the world. After Israeli independence in 1948 , there was a debate concerning the future of the JNF. Initially the government wanted to dismantle it, but after the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 194 calling for Arab refugees to be allowed back into their homes, the JNF was seen as mechanism by which land "abandoned" by Arabs could be placed further out of their reach. Accordingly, the government began to sell land to the JNF land that had been seized from Arab refugees. At the end of 1948, 100 square kilometers of this land (from a total of about 350 square kilometers) was sold to the JNF for 11 million pounds. Another 25 square kilometers was sold to the JNF later on. Questions about the legality of these transactions were tidied up by legislation. In 1953, the JNF was dissolved and reformed as an Israeli company without much essential change. A far greater change occurred in 1960, when administration of the land held by the JNF, apart from the forests, was transferred to a newly formed government agency, the Israel Lands Administration. From that point on, the JNF has been a quasi-official body, neither completely private nor completely government controlled. JNF-owned land is only about 13 percent of the total controlled by the ILA, but it includes a large part of the most valuable land in central and high-demand regions. Since 1967, the JNF subsidiary Himnuta has purchased land for Jewish settlements in the West Bank , Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem , from Arabs via middlemen or from the government after requisition from Arabs. Like most land administered by the ILA, land owned by the JNF is leased rather than sold to intending residents. Until January 2005, only Jews were eligible to receive such leases, in accordance with the JNF charter, but Attorney General Menachem Mazuz ruled in response to a supreme court petition that this practice violated Israeli anti-discrimination laws. Various schemes for circumventing this ruling were proposed, and it is not clear as of mid-February 2005 how this will turn out.³

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The opening as it stood in 2010 17 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Eshtaol Forest planted by JNF The Jewish National Fund ( Hebrew : קרן קימת לישראל, Keren Kayemet LeYisrael ) (abbreviated as JNF , and sometimes KKL ) was founded in 1901 to buy and develop land in Ottoman Palestine (later Israel ) for Jewish settlement. The JNF is a non-profit organisation. By 2007, it owned 13% of the total land in Israel. Since its inception, the JNF has planted over 240 million trees in Israel. It has also built 180 dams and reservoirs, developed 250,000 acres (1,000 km ) of land and established more than 1,000 parks. In 2002, the JNF was awarded the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the State of Israel.

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Eshtaol Forest planted by JNF Hulda Forest The Jewish National Fund ( Hebrew : קרן קימת לישראל, Keren Kayemet LeYisrael ) (abbreviated as JNF , and sometimes KKL ) was founded in 1901 to buy and develop land in Ottoman Palestine (later British Mandate for Palestine , and subsequently Israel and the Palestinian territories ) for Jewish settlement. The JNF is a non-profit organization. By 2007, it owned 13% of the total land in Israel. Since its inception, the JNF says it has planted over 240 million trees in Israel. It has also built 180 dams and reservoirs, developed 250,000 acres (1,000 km ) of land and established more than 1,000 parks. In 2002, the JNF was awarded the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the State of Israel.

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Jewish National Fund ( , Keren Kayemet LeYisrael , previously , Ha Fund HaLeumi ) was founded in 1901 to buy and develop land in Ottoman Palestine (later the British Mandate for Palestine , and subsequently Israel and the Palestinian territories ) for Jewish settlement. The JNF is a non-profit organization. By 2007, it owned 13% of the total land in Israel. Since its inception, the JNF says it has planted over 240 million trees in Israel. It has also built 180 dams and reservoirs, developed 250,000 acres (1,000 km ) of land and established more than 1,000 parks. In 2002, the JNF was awarded the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the State of Israel.

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Jewish organization founded in 1901 Golden Book signed by Theodor Herzl and Johann Kremenetzky. In the Jewish Museum of Switzerland 's collection. Jewish National Fund ( קֶרֶן קַיֶּימֶת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל ‎, Keren Kayemet LeYisrael ; previously הפאנד הלאומי ‎, Ha Fund HaLeumi ) is a non-profit organization founded in 1901 to buy and develop land in Ottoman Syria (later Mandatory Palestine , subsequently Israel and the Palestinian territories ) for Jewish settlement. By 2007, it owned 13% of the total land in Israel. Since its inception, the JNF says it has planted over 240 million trees in Israel. It has also built 180 dams and reservoirs, developed 250,000 acres (1,000 km ) of land and established more than 1,000 parks. In 2002, the JNF was awarded the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the State of Israel. "דו ח כספי לשנת 2015" [Financial report for 2015].

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Israeli non-profit organization founded in 1901 to encourage Jewish settlement Map of planted forests in Israel by the Jewish National Fund Golden Book signed by Theodor Herzl and Johann Kremenetzky. In the Jewish Museum of Switzerland 's collection. The Jewish National Fund ( JNF ; Hebrew: קֶרֶן קַיֶּימֶת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , Keren Kayemet LeYisrael ; previously הפאנד הלאומי ‎, Ha Fund HaLeumi ) is a non-profit organization founded in 1901 to buy land and encourage Jewish settlement ( aliyah ) in Ottoman Syria (later Mandatory Palestine , subsequently Israel and the Palestinian territories ) for Jewish settlement. By 2007, it owned 13% of the total land in Israel. Since its inception, the JNF has planted over 240 million trees in Israel. It has also built 180 dams and reservoirs, developed 250,000 acres (1,000 km ) of land and established more than 1,000 parks. In 2002, the Israeli government awarded the JNF the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the State of Israel. The JNF has faced numerous criticisms for its role in the displacement of Palestinian Bedouins , the construction of Israeli military installations, the construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank , considered illegal under international law , and its refusal to lease to non-Jews. "דו″ח כספי לשנת 2015" [Financial report for 2015]. The Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, The Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben Gurion University of the Negev. "Israel Prize Official Site – Recipient's C.V." (in Hebrew).

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