In honor of Israel's 75th Independence Day, the Jewish National Fund revealed this week special photos of the country's early days of independence.
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These include pictures from the 1950s, when the KKL-JNF worked to drain the Hula lake in northern Israel to prepare agricultural land. Considered the biggest Zionist accomplishment, the project was carried out by deepening the river bed of the Jordan river to the south of the valley and excavating two canals that drained the water from the lake and the marshes.
The original course of the Jordan that flowed in the valley was abandoned over the years and blocked. At the request of nature lovers, KKL-JNF left an area of approximately 3,000 dunams as the first nature reserve in Israel.
"In honor of the holiday, KKL-JNF archives wore white and excitedly revealed a number of rare photos from the first days of independence, from the work of draining the swamps, which were an integral part of building our country," Efrat Sinai, director of archives at KKL-JNF, said. "The photos remind us of the joy of independence and the sense of unity that accompanied it the establishment of the state. KKL-JNF wishes all the citizens of Israel – Happy Independence Day."
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