Eshtaol Forest, located  north of Beit Shemesh and near a cooperative village jointly founded by Israeli what?
Eshtaol Forest Eshtaol Forest is a forest in Israel, located north of Beit Shemesh and near Ta'oz and Neve Shalom. The Forest of the Martyrs lies to the east. The forest is a popular recreation area and is one of the largest forests in Israel. The forest (like most other forests in Israel) was planted in by the Jewish National Fund, which continues to expand it.
Ir David Foundation Ir David Foundation, commonly known as Elad [El'ad] (Hebrew: אלע"ד‎ ‎ , an acronym for "אל עיר דוד", meaning "to the City of David") is a Jerusalem-based, Israeli association which aims to strengthen the Jewish connection to Jerusalem, create a Jewish majority in Arab neighborhoods of East Jerusalem and renew the Jewish community in the City of David, which is also part of the neighborhood of Silwan. The foundation works to achieve its goals by tourism, education, archaeological excavations and obtaining homes in the area to establish a Jewish presence.