Despite the substantial drop in tourism to the country in the last year, those who do arrive in the country find their way to the barren hills and valleys — to plant Jewish National Fund trees, according to a JNF communique. Some 33,706 trees were planted during 1974 by tourists as part of the “plant a tree with your own hands” project, According to the JNF, this was only a slight drop in the number of planters, in comparison with previous years, The planters, Jews and non-Jews, came from 37 countries.
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