Mr. Ezra Benyamini

The actress was given a framed tree certificate signed by JNF of America President Ronald Lauder, Chairman Yechiel Leket, and co-chairman Ezra Binyamini.

Other speakers included: Ezra Benyamini, KKL World Chairman; David Lehrer, Director of the Arava Institute; Gordon Zacks, Chairman of R.G. Barry Corporation; Anita Drobny, Founding Partner of Air America; Gil Hoffman, Jerusalem Post Political Columnist; and H. E. Daniel Ayalon, Israel Emissary to the U.S.

"It is really a win-win agreement," says JNF World Co-Chairman Ezra Binyamini, "because now we can focus on our Blueprint Negev campaign, which will make the southern half of Israel into a viable, attractive place to live."

The decision followed a series of meetings between the leadership of JNF Israel, JNF World co-chairman Ezra Binyamini, and JNF leaders.

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• Exclusive Interview With New JNF World Co-Chair Ezra Benyamini
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JNF World Co-Chair Ezra Benyamini

The work of the Keren Kayemet L'Yisrael, or Jewish National Fund, is world-renowned.From tree-planting campaigns to irrigating the Negev desert, the organization, founded in 1901, has been helping the Jewish nation ever since.IMAGE Magazine editors were recently privileged to talk to Mr. Ezra Benyamini, world co-chair of the Jewish National Fund.Ezra Benyamini was born in Israel in 1948 and was raised in a house of strong love for the land of Israel.
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In 2002, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon asked Mr. Benyamini to become the co-chairman of the board of directors of the Jewish National Fund.
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Mr. Benyamini started things off by immediately warning Jews of the large demographics crisis that Israel faces.Right now, Benyamini pointed out, there are 5.1 million Jews living in Israel, compared with 4.8 million Arabs.Many experts predict that in a decade, the Arabs will be the majority. An even greater problem, says Mr. Benyamini, is that the Jewish presence in Israel is shrinking."Arab cities in the Galil have become the majority.Only 8 percent of the Israeli population lives in the Negev Desert, even though the Negev is 60 percent of Israel's land."Mr. Benyamini wants it to be known that Jews must have a strong presence in all parts of the land, or they will be in danger of losing it. We all know the importance of the land, as Mr. Benyamini explained, "The existence of the Jewish people, all over the world, depends on the state of Israel.
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"As long as we are united," said Mr. Benyamini, "we cannot be defeated."Currently, the Jewish National Fund is working on projects in ecology, improvement of parks and recreation areas, and helping Israel's water supply by building up water reservoirs in the Galil and bringing life to the desert in the Negev.
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Clearly, Mr. Benyamini has strong feelings about the state of Israel and is doing anything he possible can to ensure that the Jewish National Fund remains the important piece of Israeli life that it always has been.

The line-up of special guest speakers expected at the conference also features California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, terrorism expert Steve Emerson, JNF World Chairman Yehiel Leket, JNF World Co-Chairman Ezra Binyamini, and JNF Spokesperson actor Hal Linden among others.

"It is really a win-win agreement, because now we can focus on our Blueprint Negev campaign, which will make the southern half of Israel into a viable, attractive place to live," says JNF World Co-Chairman Ezra Benyamini.

"We see an enormous opportunity in this landmark agreement to take the lands, especially in the Negev, that Israel has indicated is a national priority and really make this arid region bloom," says JNF World Co-Chairman Ezra Binyamini.

Exclusive Interview With New JNF World Co-Chair Ezra Benyamini