The Achiya Farm in southern Samaria, one of the largest olive-oil plants in Israel – will receive the Jerusalem Conference Award for Jewish Labor at the 6th Jerusalem Conference this week. In a video being shown at the conference, Giora Gez, agricultural manager of the farm says. “As is known, the towns here are largely choked off from growth, and agriculture is our best way of growing outward. We continue forward, despite the hostility and vandalism attempts by our Arab neighbors.”

The conference started Monday evening and is running through Wednesday, Jan. 28 at the Regency Hotel in Jerusalem's French Hill neighborhood, hosting key figures and policy makers from Israel and around the world to address Israel's national priorities, social values, and aspirations. This year's Conference focuses on the "New Leadership and New Direction" that will emerge this year in Israel and the United States following their national elections.