A 20,000-tree forest has been dedicated near the Etzion bloc of religious settlements in memory of the late National. Religious Party Welfare Minister Michael Hazani. NRP leader Yosef Burg and Jewish National Fund director general Shimon Ben-Shemesh recalled Hazani’s role in developing the Etzion settlements, on the road from Jerusalem to Hebron. Hazani died in 1974. His widow unveiled the plaque and received the scroll of dedication from Ben-Shemesh.
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