GUEST VOICE: JNF has never dispossessed or evacuated anyone

GUEST VOICE: JNF has never dispossessed or evacuated anyone

August 18, 2015 News, Ontario, Perspectives

Mira Sucharov expressed confusion regarding management of lands owned by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) in Israel in her column “Is it time to have a debate about the JNF?” (CJN, Aug. 6).  However, the answers are very straightforward.

In 1960, the State of Israel established the Israel Land Authority (ILA). Ever since then, all JNF-owned lands have been managed by the ILA, and a share of the proceeds from the income is transferred to JNF.  

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