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Israel Increases Water Supply to Jordan
23 May 2013 - 07:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Israel, JERUSALEM — Israel has increased its water supply to Jordan, even though the lower house of the Jordanian Parliament recently called for ending the 19-year peace treaty between the two countries.
Palestinian Group Claims Israeli Settlers Benefit From "Water-Apartheid"
9 Apr 2013 - 07:44 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The more than 500,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank use approximately six times more domestic water supply than the nearly 2.6 million Palestinians living there, according to a new report by Pa
Israel’s Environment Ministry Rejects Red Sea-Dead Sea Conduit
14 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s Ministry of the Environment released a statement on February 12 saying it does not support the controversial Red Sea-Dead Sea conduit in the form that the World Bank has proposed.
Israel’s Environment Ministry Submits Plan to Rehabilitate Jordan River
17 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Israel, JERUSALEM — Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry will submit a plan to the cabinet that allocates $26 million USD for rehabilitation of the depleted Jordan River within the next few weeks.
Jordan Accuses Israel of Violating Water Agreement, Legal Action Threatened
6 Sep 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Israel, JERUSALEM — The heads of Jordan and Israel’s Water authorities will meet in Tel Aviv on September 12 over allegations that Israel is illegally pumping water from the Jordan River to irrigate Jewish settlements
Israel Gives Green Light for Red Sea-Dead Sea Canal
5 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Israel, JERUSALEM — Israel is heralding its decision this week to go ahead with the Red Sea-Dead Sea canal project as pivotal for peace-building, but environmentalists still question the project’s science.
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