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20 Centuries-old Oak Trees Found Chopped Down in Galilee

There have been many trees cut down this winter, including many rare and special trees, especially around the Miron Mountain forest preserve.

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Eli Ashkenazi

January 27, 2008

Twenty centuries-old oak trees were cut down over the weekend in the Izrael valley in the Galilee. The tree stumps were discovered by Jewish National Fund forest rangers Sunday.

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