Since the establishment of Israel
The Jewish National Fund
(Keren Kayemet Le’Israel)
Has been planting trees.
The purpose of the planting:
Erasing and concealing
The remnants of
Destroyed Arab villages
And blocking the access of
Bedouin residents
Of the Negev
To their lands.
Up to now
The JLF’s planting
Has been considered
A routine activity
And barely got
Any public attention.
Only in January 2022
Did the JLF’s planting
Become a politically charged
And controversial issue.