Shimon Benshemesh, Director-General of the Keren Kayemeth Le Israel (Jewish National Fund) will arrive in the United States on April 29th for a 10-day round of consultations with the leadership of the Jewish National Fund. Mr. Benshemesh is in charge of all land reclamation, afforestation, road construction and site development activities of the Fund throughout the entire territory of the State of Israel. A special meeting of the board of directors of the JNF has been called for April 30th to hear Mr. Benshemesh deliver a detailed report on current Keren Kayemeth land development activities along Israel’s borders.
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