In the state’s early years there was a rush to plant pines, considered among the only trees that could survive and grow quickly on the bare, rocky ground that covers much of Israel, Tauber said.

TULKAREM, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian activists and residents planted a grove of 250 olive trees in a northern West Bank ...

One rare, protected butterfly species whose life cycle is dependent on one specific plant has found some new supporters in Israel —Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL–JNF ...