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Jerusalem Forest

Walking the Cedar Trail in the Jerusalem Forest. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
April 12, 2023, 9:35 am
Enjoy Jerusalem’s Cedar Trail, now serene and picturesque site of historical battles
Located in the heart of the Jerusalem forest, the scenic area is replete with trenches and ancient dovecotes marking its history from the times of King David to David Ben-Gurion
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Firefighters try to extinguish a forest fire blazing near Kiryat Anavim, outside of Jerusalem, on June 08, 2022. (Noam Revkin Fenton/FLASH90)
June 8, 2022, 6:27 pm
Firefighters battle blazes around Jerusalem-area towns
Wildfires near capital’s suburb under control; vehicle and pedestrian access blocked; no injuries or damage reported
By Michael Horovitz
View of a forest fire raging in Lifta at the entrance to Jerusalem, on June 07, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 9, 2021, 11:04 pm
Huge forest fires near Jerusalem contained as terror suspicions mount
Authorities believe blazes were deliberately set — likely as nationalistic attacks by West Bank Palestinians; 2,650 dunams scorched; dozens evacuated
By ToI Staff
View of a large fire that broke near Neve Ilan, outside Jerusalem on June 09, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 9, 2021, 2:25 pm
Fires rage near Jerusalem-area towns, prompting evacuations; arson feared
Residents of Kibbutz Ma’ale Hahamisha evacuated; Jerusalem-Tel Aviv train halted, further blazes in northern West Bank; authorities suspect fires caused by arson or negligence
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Smoke rises from a large forest fire in the Sataf area west of Jerusalem, October 26, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 2, 2018, 7:23 am
Large blaze breaks out in Jerusalem Forest
Firefighters manage to contain flames before they spread to populated areas, as weather conditions spark concerns of fresh wildfires
By ToI Staff
Members of the Israel Cycling Academy team finish the memorial ride at the Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem on May 2, 2018. Insert: Gino Bartali during the 1938 Tour de France, which he won. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel, courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
May 2, 2018, 11:01 pm
Legendary cyclist Gino Bartali gets honorary citizenship ahead of Giro Israel
Posthumous award recognizes three-time Giro D’Italia winner who hid forged documents in the frame of his bicycle to help Jews escape Italy during the Holocaust
By Melanie Lidman
View of the Maasai Mara National Reserve, a large game reserve in Narok County, Kenya on September 3, 2014. (Haim Shohat/Flash90)
June 27, 2017, 11:56 pm
Kenya hopes Israeli tree tech takes root in remote deserts
Kenya and KKL/JNF sign MOU for three years of exchange trips and knowledge sharing about establishing forests in arid areas
By Melanie Lidman
Ayad Fatafta and Kifah Ghanimat, convicted of murdering Kristine Luken and injuring Kay Wilson in a stabbing attack in the Jerusalem Forest on December 18, 2010, seen at the Jerusalem District Court on November 24, 2011. (Uri Lenz/Flash90)
April 13, 2017, 10:37 pm
US charges 2 terrorists for 2010 murder of American tourist in Israel
Arrest warrants issued for Palestinian stabbers, currently jailed in Israel, who killed Kristine Luken and seriously wounded another
By ToI Staff
Israeli firefighter airplanes work to extinguish a fire raging in the Jerusalem Forest on September 11, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 11, 2016, 5:06 pm
Firefighters bring Jerusalem Forest blaze under control
Personnel on the ground and 6 planes still battling to douse fire on western outskirts of capital
By ToI Staff
A view of a 2015 Sacred Music Festival event at the Tower of David Museum (Courtesy Noam Shognovsky)
August 25, 2016, 5:54 pm
At fall festival, Jerusalem is keeping the faith
Capital’s Season of Culture kicks off on September 4 with a series of ‘sacred’ events — from joint prayer sessions to singing circles and concerts
By Jessica Steinberg
Screen capture of a forest fire that started in the outskirts of Jerusalem , June 15, 2016. (YouTube/Times of Israel)
June 15, 2016, 3:00 pm
Huge forest fire rages in Jerusalem outskirts
High winds fan flames toward Givat Shaul neighborhood as dozens of fire trucks and aircraft battle blaze
By Stuart Winer
Pioneers build a new settlement in 1949. (Courtesy KKL-JNF/Avraham Malovsky)
December 31, 2015, 7:50 pm
Even Herzl had a blue box: JNF celebrates 115 years
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund was founded in 1901, after a scolding from Theodor Herzl
By Melanie Lidman
A mountain gazelle. (CC BY-SA 3.0, Bassem 18, Wikimedia Commons)
September 5, 2015, 5:58 pm
Israeli gazelle in danger of extinction
Fewer than 2,000 Palestinian mountain gazelles left in the wild, says British expert
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israel Nature and Parks Authority workers try to extinguish a brush fire near Moshav Even Sapir, just outside of Jerusalem, on August 2, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 3, 2015, 4:08 pm
Jerusalem-area fire Sunday was arson
300 dunams of woodland burned; crews managed to contain the fire before it spread to residential areas
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israel Nature and Parks Authority workers try to extinguish a brush fire near Moshav Even Sapir, just outside of Jerusalem, on August 2, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 3, 2015, 3:46 am
300 dunams of woodland burned in Jerusalem blaze
Crews from around the country converged on capital, managed to contain the fire before it spread to residential areas
By ToI Staff
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