Talk:Jewish National Fund

As of March 2nd, 2026, the very first paragraph of the article body reads "The '''Jewish National Fund''' ('''JNF'''; Hebrew: קֶרֶן קַיֶּימֶת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, ''Keren Kayemet LeYisrael''; previously ''Nationalfonds'') is a non-profit organization founded in 1901 to buy land and encourage Jewish settlement (''[[aliyah]]'') in [[Ottoman Syria]] (later [[Mandatory Palestine]], subsequently [[Israel]] and the [[Palestinian territories]]). By 2007, it owned 13% of the total land in Israel. Since its inception, the JNF has planted over 240 million trees in Israel. It has also built 180 dams and reservoirs, developed 250,000 acres (1,000 km²) of land and established more than 1,000 parks. In 2002, the Israeli government awarded the JNF the [[Israel Prize]] for lifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the State of Israel." Given current political turmoil and conflict, it would be best to adjust this initial paragraph to something that less resembles greenwashing of what is – as uncontroversial as I can make it sound – a "colonizing" (in the ''occupation/development of land'' sense, not necessarily in the ''displacing inhabitants'' sense) institution, which is in itself not a bad thing.

As of March 2nd, 2026, the very first paragraph of the article body reads "The '''Jewish National Fund''' ('''JNF'''; Hebrew: קֶרֶן קַיֶּימֶת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, ''Keren Kayemet LeYisrael''; previously ''Nationalfonds'') is a non-profit organization founded in 1901 to buy land and encourage Jewish settlement (''[[aliyah]]'') in [[Ottoman Syria]] (later [[Mandatory Palestine]], subsequently [[Israel]] and the [[Palestinian territories]]). By 2007, it owned 13% of the total land in Israel. Since its inception, the JNF has planted over 240 million trees in Israel. It has also built 180 dams and reservoirs, developed 250,000 acres (1,000 km²) of land and established more than 1,000 parks. In 2002, the Israeli government awarded the JNF the [[Israel Prize]] for lifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the State of Israel." Given current political turmoil and conflict, it would be best to adjust this initial paragraph to something that less resembles greenwashing of what is – as uncontroversial as I can make it sound – a "colonizing" (in the ''occupation/development of land'' sense, not necessarily in the ''displacing inhabitants'' sense) institution, which is in itself not a bad thing.

Yes, this is all important information that deserves to be part of the page, no question, but these "achievements" would be best presented elsewhere in the article instead of the headlining paragraph – this, hopefully, aiming to make Wikipedia that bit more objective day by day. [[Special:Contributions/~2026-13626-98|~2026-13626-98]] ([[User talk:~2026-13626-98|talk]]) 17:20, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Yes, this is all important information that deserves to be part of the page, no question, but these "achievements" would be best presented elsewhere in the article instead of the headlining paragraph – this, hopefully, aiming to make Wikipedia that bit more objective day by day. [[Special:Contributions/~2026-13626-98|~2026-13626-98]] ([[User talk:~2026-13626-98|talk]]) 17:20, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

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In February 2026, [[January 2026 release of the Epstein files|released documents]] on deceased sex trafficker [[Jeffrey Epstein]] showed that he gifted $15,000 to the JNF in 2006, along with $25,000 to [[Friends of the Israeli Defence Forces]].{{cite web|last=Cordall|first=Simon Speakman|title=What were Jeffrey Epstein's links to Israel?|website=Al Jazeera|date=February 9, 2026|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/9/what-were-jeffrey-epsteins-links-to-israel|access-date=April 20, 2026}}

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[[User:LGaps|LGaps]] ([[User talk:LGaps|talk]]) 15:24, 20 April 2026 (UTC)