US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman plants a tree at his official residence in Jerusalem, with KKL-JNF calling it the first tree to be planted at the US embassy in the city.
Friedman plants the tree in honor of the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat, which was on Monday.
“In commemoration of Tu Bishvat, the ‘New Year of the Trees’ and a day of ecological awareness, we plant, together, an olive tree which like our presence in the Holy City, is strengthening,” Friedman is quoted as saying in a statement from KKL-JNF.
“Just like the tree, may our relationship with Israel grow bigger and stronger,” he adds.
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman (L) and KKL-JNF head Daniel Atar plant a tree for Tu Bishvat at the US ambassador’s residence in Jerusalem, February 12, 2020. (Rafi Ben Hakoon/KKL-JNF)
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you, David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
From 
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
