Water in israel

Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

Ahead of the national water company's 90th anniversary, Shira Singer explains why the tech revolution is a matter of life-saving stability and human empowerment.

MARCH 26, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH MEKOROT

Michal Livshits VP, Financial Planning & Business Analysis, Check Point & Shira Singer, Head of Digital Customer Experience, Mekorot

Shira Singer, Head of Digital Customer Experience in the Technology Division at Mekorot

Shira Singer pushes Israel’s water sector into a new technological era

Ahead of the Women Leaders' Summit 2026, Mekorot’s Head of Digital Customer Experience reflects on AI, digital transformation, and the challenge of modernizing a traditional industry

MARCH 23, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH MEKOROT

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.

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.

MARCH 5, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

(R to L) Daniel Soffer Mekorot Acting CEO, Eli Cohen Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Eli Lankri Mayor of Eilat, Andre Uzan Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mekorot to invest NIS 800 million in doubling water supply to Eilat

"This is enormous news that will drive growth across the entire region and surrounding communities," says Infrastructure and Energy Minister Eli Cohen

JANUARY 28, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ronald Lauder’s RWL Water to merge with Israeli firm Emefcy

The Caesarea-based Emefcy boasts an innovative sewage treatment technology.

MAY 28, 2017BySHARON UDASIN

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.

MAY 21, 2017BySHARON UDASIN

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

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.”

MAY 16, 2017BySHARON UDASIN

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

US Army disaster drill uses Israeli tech to extract water from air

The technology works on-demand by trapping humid air inside the device, then cleaning and drying the air and extracting the resultant clean water.

MAY 15, 2017BySHARON UDASIN

Water-Gen machines during US military drill

Israel - A regional water superpower

Israel is the world's leader in water reclamation with 87% of its wastewater undergoing purification and reuse for agriculture.

MAY 13, 2017ByNATAN ODENHEIMER

Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian mayors and municipal representatives participate in an event in the lower Jordan River, to call on the two governments to rehabilitate the river

Visiting Central African Republic president looks for joint ventures

Rivlin said that Israel was always ready to assist in the development of African states, but that African states should be supportive of Israel in international forums like the UN in return.

MAY 10, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN