Jerusalem – Tree Gifted By Barack Obama To Israeli President Not Dug Up

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US President Barack Obama (L) takes part in a tree planting ceremony at the residence of Israeli President Shimon Peres (R), in Jerusalem, Israel, 20 March 2013. EPA/AMOS BEN GERSHOM / GPOJerusalem – Following reports that the Agriculture Ministry team intend to dig up the magnolia tree that US President Barack Obama brought to President Shimon Peres as a gift on Wednesday, the office clarified that contrary to recent report, the tree wil not be uprooted.

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“Inspectors of the Plant Protection and Inspection Services at the Agriculture Ministry invest great efforts into preventing the penetration of new lesions that do not exist in Israel that are likely to cause damage to agriculture and plants in Israel,” a statement from the Agriculture Ministry said.

Obama had brought the tree with him from America, and he and Peres planted it together in the garden at the president’s residence in Jerusalem on Wednesday afternoon.

The Agriculture Ministry was in contact with Beit HaNassi about the tree, and all of the parties involved agreed that the tree should be planted within a special envelope for the time being, rather than directly into the ground, the ministry said. This will enable the ministry to thoroughly examine the tree, after which it will return the plant to the president’s garden, the office added.

Content is provided courtesy of the Jerusalem Post


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posaikacharon
posaikacharon
11 years ago

Maybe they will find bugs of another sort.

98765
98765
11 years ago

How come he (Obama) can bring a tree and i cant bring my Lulav ?

11 years ago

no spy satelite nneed now.

11 years ago

Isnt this a fruit tree, forbidden to updig and remove