Water and peace in the middle east

Israel launches historic project to send desalinated water into Sea of Galilee

New Reverse Carrier system will send up to 5,000 cubic meters of desalinated water per hour into the lake by early summer, as officials cite climate pressures and wartime conditions.

An aerial view of the Kinneret. To the casual observer, the lake, also known as the Sea of Galilee, appears to be a rare environmental success story in an era of climate uncertainty.
 Robert Singer of the Center for Jewish impact.

Israel and Morocco to host diplomatic salon on water cooperation

 ‘OUR LATEST venture, a mission of young Jerusalemites to Bahrain, perhaps fills me with more pride and hope than any previous such effort,’ says the writer.

A historic mission: Israeli youth visit Bahrain to combat water scarcity

 Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, gather as they carry flags, marking the commemoration of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, in Adaisseh village near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, May 25, 2022.

Israel is ready for escalation with Hezbollah but doubts Nasrallah's threats


Trump takes credit for 'vital' Israeli-Palestinian water deal

The deal will release 33 million cubic meters of water to the PA, relieving a serious shortage in the Palestinian territories.

U.S. President Donald Trump looks towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while delivering an address at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem May 23, 2017.

Lake Kinneret experiences worst May since 1920

As drought continues to strike the northern region for the fourth year in a row, the Water Authority has ceased pumping water from the Kinneret almost entirely.

Lake Kinneret

US Congress members lobby Trump on Israeli-Palestinian water issues

“In your effort to build peace between Israelis and Palestinians... we urge you to prioritize the issue of water,” the lawmakers wrote Trump in an official letter.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men sort their cooking utensils at they dip them in boiling water to remove remains of leaven in preparation for the Jewish holiday of Passover, in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood April 9, 2017

Lending some Jewish values to Israel's Midburn Festival

Fusing permaculture with Shavuot at the Israeli version of the Burning Man festival

At FIG’s ‘Shake the Dust’ retreat in Caesarea, which incorporated Feldenkrais (body movement), interactive sharing circles and meditation in preparation for Yom Kippur

Cross-border water pollution threatens Israeli security, watchdog says

EcoPeace: The state comptroller’s report presents “a scathing assessment of failure for more than two decades of Israeli government action and inaction.”

A Palestinian walks through a water pipe underneath the controversial Israeli barrier in al-Ram, on the edge of Jerusalem [File]

Israeli-Jordanian-Palestinian venture seeks help on Gaza resource crisis

Trilateral co-directors of EcoPeace Middle East send letter to Norway urging for participation of third-party mediator on water and electricity issues.

A Palestinian woman stands by a fence during a protest calling for an end to the power crisis, outside the power plant in the central Gaza Strip April 23, 2017.

Water, peace and security

Water is essential for a life with dignity and parties to conflict, government donors and humanitarian organizations must work together to support resilient urban services during armed conflict.

A woman fills jerrycans with clean water from a donated source amid a shortage of water supplies, in Yemen's capital Sanaa, April 14, 2016.

Israel is first in wastewater reuse, but Palestinians are last

Water and wastewater management cannot and need not wait for a political settlement, and the public, must demand from our governments to act now.

Where is this pipe leading? A water pipe near Hebron last year

UN official: Israeli-Palestinian water talks important for two-state solution

Palestinians and Israelis agreed Sunday to Joint Water Committee activities after a six-year freeze, hoping to update the area's aging infrastructure.

MAJ.-GEN. YOAV (POLY) MORDECHAI (left) shakes hands with Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister Hussein al-Sheikh after agreeing to renew activities of the Joint Water Committee.

Israel has NIS 1.28 billion plan to fix water shortage for settlers, Palestinians

The National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Ministry is leading the charge on the project, working in conjunction with the Defense Ministry.

Water dripping from a tap