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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

The Center for Jewish Impact will work in conjunction with the Liaison Office of the Kingdom of Morocco to discuss water cooperation at an event in Tel Aviv.

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM
‘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

PICO Kids will collaborate with Bahraini youth on workshops designed to address one of the foremost crises confronting the modern Middle East.

|ByELIE WURTMAN
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

Experts say any large operation against Israel would require a green light from Tehran, which is unlikely to be given for now.

|ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE

Dispute between Environment Ministry, Water Authority stalls Kishon River project

The Environment Ministry expressly blamed Water Authority Commissioner Alexander Kushnir for delaying the project.

JUNE 29, 2014BySHARON UDASIN
Salt marshes at the Kishon River banks 370

BGU European Studies Center to join new Mediterranean research network

New research network will operate under the auspices OSCE and will include Israel, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia.

JUNE 9, 2014ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
Ben-Gurion University campus in Beersheba 300

Jordanian gov’t official: Israel, PA, Jordan must move forward with water cooperation

“We shouldn’t miss the opportunities to improve the chances for peace among the three countries.”

MAY 29, 2014BySHARON UDASIN
Jordan Valley.

Multiplicity of water tragedies induces MDA to issue warning

The swimming season began only on May 1, but there have already been deaths.

MAY 23, 2014ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Swimming pool

Environmentalists, security strategists caution: Water can’t wait for a peace agreement

The water shortage in Gaza and the West Bank is critical, and a solution to these issues could strengthen Israel’s ties with its neighbors.

APRIL 1, 2014BySHARON UDASIN
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East Jerusalem residents petition High Court over lack of water

Tens of thousands go dry for three weeks, Water Ministry, Water Authority, municipality and Hagihon utility trade blame.

MARCH 26, 2014BySHARON UDASIN
Palestinian woman carrying water 390 (R)

EU, UNICEF launch 10m. euro Gaza desalination project

Plant will provide 6,000 cubic meters of drinking water daily to approximately 75,000 Palestinians in southern Gaza.

MARCH 22, 2014BySHARON UDASIN
Gaza fishing 370

Sharing water resources and preventing pollution

FEBRUARY 23, 2014ByMOSHE APELBLAT
Water irrigation 521

'Ramallah on verge of becoming tech hub for Arab world'

USAID mission director for West Bank and Gaza: Palestinian economic development improves prospects of peace agreement with Israel.

FEBRUARY 19, 2014ByNIV ELIS
Celebrating Abbas's return from the UN in Ramallah 370 (R)

Fresh water and old assumptions

Contrary to what Schulz was advised by his friend in Ramallah, Israeli and Palestinians per capita consume equal volumes of fresh water.

FEBRUARY 18, 2014ByJOEL H. GOLOVENSKY
Alon Tal testing water supply 370