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Jerusalem Mayor, Nir Barkat, observing Dr. Gidon Perlman ringing birdsin the Knesset garden

Amir Balaban (pointing), Gidon’s partner in managing the Jerusalem Bird Observatory, Knesset garden ringing station

Dr. Martin Weill, Chairman of the Bracha Foundation, Naomi Zur, Deputy Mayor and the Mayor, look satisfied…

Nir Barkat at the entrance to the new building at the Jerusalem Bird Observatory (JBO)

General-Director of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), Avinoam Ben-Yitzhak

The ribbon cutting ceremony – in the center, Michael Bailey, Director for Development at the Keren Hayesod

The ceremony of the placing of the mezuzah (by a religious birdwatcher…)

Zeev Labinger, the organizer of the the Hula Valley artists exhibition presented at the Knesset

The second exhibition will be shown at the Knesset for the next two months in the Kedma wing

Amir Ezer, a Navy man, organizer of the exhibition that used recycled windows he collected from garbage dumps around the Jezreel Valley for framing the exhibits

General Manssour Abu-Rashed, our partner for all activities in Jordan, a guest of honor at the Knesset, with Beit She’an’s previous Mayor, Pini Kabalo

The Jordanian General and Shauli Aviel from Sde Eliyahu, partners in the Barn Owl and Kestrel project

The Efroni choir, conducted by Maya Shavit, rehearsing their performance, all wearing T-shirts with the National Bird

The Interior and Environmental Protection Committee headed by MKDavid Azulai. To his right, the retired Supreme Court judge Ya'akov

Terkel; to his left, MK Dov Henin, Chairman of the environmental lobby

About 80 guests participated in the committee’s meeting, on the subject of pesticides and toxins

Yossi Leshem presents the objectives of the national project for reducing the use of pesticides and toxins

SPNI CEO – Avinoam Ben-Itzhak

Left: MK Nitzan Horowitz, MK Henin’s colleague, joined the committee’s discussion

The retired Chief of Police, Assaf Hefetz, presents the summaries of the enforcement committee

Prof. Yoram Yom-Tov presents the effects of toxins on wildlife. To his right: Attorney Zipi Isser Itzik, Director-General of the Israel Union for

Environmental Defense, warned of the pollution of drinking water by toxins

In the center, Prof. Yoram Finkelstein presents the summaries of the committee on the topic of public health.

To his right: Prof. Eli Richter, a committee member

Dr. Ofer Bahat, co-ordinator of the public committee; Attorney Chaya Erezpresented the legal aspects; Dan Alon was in charge of the educational

committee, and Prof. Allen Shlossberg the committee on the topic of toxins

General Manssour Abu Rashed is hosted in the chambers of the Knesset Chairman, Rubi Rivlin

The previous Minister for the Protection of the Environment, Gidon Ezra, and the present Minister, Gilad Arden, join the meeting

The Minister for the Protection of the Environment and the Knesset Chairman visiting the new exhibition

An audience of 400 in the Knesset auditorium for the festive event

The VIPs seem to be enjoying the program in the auditorium

MK Zvulun Orlev, Chairman of the Knesset’s educational committee

MK Uri Maklev shows much interest in environmental issues

The Efroni choir, conducted by Maya Shavit, during their performance of three bird songs in the auditorium

MK Nitzan Horowitz was a charming host!

Knesset Chairman, MK Reuven (Rubi) Rivlin welcomes the guests

“The Jerusalem Hawk”…

The Minister for the Protection of the Environment, MK Gilad Arden

Uncovering the new series of Israeli stamps. On the right, Herzl Bar-Mag, CEO of the Israel Postal Company

The Minister and Chairman enjoying the new stamps of the Hoopoe, the National Bird, and the runners up, the Graceful Prinia and Goldfinch

The Jordanian General speaking from the Knesset podium – focus on “Birds Know No Boundaries”

Guests from all walks of life leaving the auditorium at the end of the event

Students from a school in Ma’ale Adumim who are studying about birds. At the front their teacher Shai Kehat, and to his left Judge Terkel

Our hope is that together we will take care of the birds for future

generations!

The front cover of the booklet produced for the event