From garbage dump to rose garden. This transformation will result from two Jewish National Fund projects to improve the quality of life for Tel Aviv area residents.
The JNF announced it will create a park on a 750 acre waste site near the depressed Hatikva quarter of Tel Aviv. Grass, trees and flowers will bloom, fertilized by the thousands of tons of refuse which not occupy the area. A similar garbage dump at the southeastern outskirts of the city, along the highway from Ben Gurion Airport, will also be turned into a park.
Another JNF project involves the transplanting of 1,000 antique olive trees from Galilee to the Jerusalem area. Jerusalem will gain the trees and Galilee an additional 1,250 acres of farmland.
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