Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, at the invitation of the Government of Israel, planted an olive tree at the Grove of Nations on Mt. Herzel in Jerusalem. The invitation to plant a tree here is restricted to Presidents and Prime Ministers and the highest level official guests. Today's planting is a high honor afforded to the Ecumenical Patriarch and an acknowledgement of his environmental initiatives. Efi Stenzler, World Chairman of the Karen Kayemeth LeIsrael  Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), received Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the event.