Today is Tu B’shvat, the Jewish holiday of ecological awareness. The bereaved Palestinian and Israeli members of the Parents Circle marked this day by planting 20 olive trees, both in the West Bank, near Hebron, and in Kibbutz Ramat Rahel, near Jerusalem. Watch the video above.
Each of these trees is dedicated to an Israeli or a Palestinian immediate family member who lost their life in the conflict and whose family belong to the organization. Each year we intend to celebrate Tu B’Shvat in this way, until we can create a forest of reconciliation and peace.