Park employees will be in the field Tuesday, prepared to hand out garbage bags to the million-plus visitors expected at Israel’s green spaces to celebrate Independence Day, which begins Monday evening and ends Tuesday night.
“Last year more than a million people visited KKL-JNF parks and forests across the country and this year, in light of the heightened activity during recent holidays, we expect upwards of 1.3 million visitors,” said KKL-JNF director Efi Stenzler.
The Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund operates parks and forests across the country.
KKL-JNF said staff would be on hand throughout the holiday to receive visitors and instruct them on proper picnicking etiquette, fire safety and trash collection.
Foresters warned that barbecuing, a holiday tradition favored by many Israelis, can be extremely dangerous when not done correctly and is strictly forbidden in parks, aside from in designated areas.
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More than 5,000 people have signed up to take part in a KKL-JNF online Bible quiz to coincide with the annual International Bible Quiz, taking place Tuesday morning in Jerusalem and broadcast live on Channel 1.
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