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


‘We’re paying 300% more than what we should for water – something has to be done’

Likud MK Amsalem has made it his mission to lower water prices.

Tap water [illustrative]

Establish commission to examine water flow to Jordan, MK says

Israel will sell Jordan an additional 50 million cubic meters of water from Lake Kinneret.

Lake Kinneret

Is the regional water crisis a bigger problem than Islamic State?

Daniel Pipes to ‘Post’: Only Israel, with its cutting-edge scientific prowess, can offer assistance to the region.

Palestinian children in Gaza fetch water from a container

Winter revisits Israel with cold, rain, snow on Mount Hermon

Inclement weathercancels end-of-Passover hiking plans as well as traditional Mimouna festivals.

Rain in Jerusalem

Israel helps relieve water crisis in Gaza Strip by doubling supply

The additional quantity is expected to begin flowing within the next week, a COGAT spokeswoman told The Jerusalem Post.

Palestinian children in Gaza fetch water from a container

Israeli, Jordanian officials signing historic agreement on water trade

Signing the agreement on Thursday is National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom, alongside his Jordanian counterpart, Water and Irrigation Minister Hazim El-Naser.

Dead Sea

Bennett announces Water City for Israeli technologies in Shougang, China

Economy Ministry trade attaches in China have been working with Chinese authorities to incorporate Israeli technologies into the country’s expansive water network.

Naftali Bennett

Water tariffs set to drop another 10% in 2015

Stabilization in the water sector has made reduction in tariffs possible.

Tap water [illustrative]

Cross-border environmental group urges Israel to increase water supply to Gaza

An estimated 1.2 million Palestinians in Gaza still have no running water, according to report released by organization that has directors based in Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority.

A Palestinian looks out from the remains of his house in Beit Hanun, a town in the northern Gaza Strip.

Grumpy Old Man: Double-edged sword

The world is going to see Iron Dome as a reason Israel can take risks. We should see it that way, too.

An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod