‘’Our main goal is to prepare Israel for the generations to come and conserve our natural resources for the future,’’ said Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) World Chairman Efi Stenzler in an address to the recent annual Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference in Jerusalem, sharing a platform with several diplomats and public figures speaking about a better Israel.
As examples of KKL-JNF’s policy, he cited the organization’s planting of over 240 million trees, its battle against encroaching desertification, its development of water resources, agriculture, community development and tourism, and its preservation work of religious sites of all the country’s faiths.
‘’KKL-JNF’s activities are intended to benefit all residents of the State of Israel without discrimination,’’ Stenzler stressed.
He gave as example the Wadi Atir Project which consists of the establishment of a sustainable desert community in conjunction with the Negev Bedouin.
‘’All our work is carried out with the support of KKL-JNF’s Friends throughout the world,’’ he added.
Adressing the many diplomatic representatives, he said that the expertise that KKL-JNF has accumulated is used by developing countries all over the world. ‘’We shall be glad to expand our international collaboration and benefit from the knowledge your countries have to offer while contibuting to you the products of our experience.’’