Posts Tagged: Jordan River
Israel and Jordan Agree to Clean Polluted Jordan River Together
Israel and Jordan on Thursday signed a declaration of intent to jointly work on the ecological rehabilitation and sustainable development of the polluted Jordan River. "The...
De-Miners Sound All-Clear at Marooned Jordan River Baptism Shrines
Israeli and foreign engineers sounded the all-clear on Sunday around three churches on the western bank of the Jordan River, near where Jesus is believed...
Israel Health Ministry Weighs Banning Public From Jordan River, More Golan Heights Waters, Due to Bacteria
JNS.org - As more people are hospitalized with leptospirosis, a potentially fatal bacterial disease that is transmitted via animal urine, Israeli health officials are considering making...
Landmine Clearing Near Jordan River Baptism Site Begins Before Easter
On the western bank of the River Jordan, not far from the spot where Christians believe Jesus was baptized, experts have begun clearing thousands of...
IDF Soldier Wounded in Attempted Car-Ramming Attack Near Jordan River Baptism Site
JNS.org - An Israeli soldier was lightly wounded in an attempted car-ramming terror attack near the Qasr Al-Yahud baptism site in the Jordan Valley on Friday. The...
Environmentalists Slam Israel-Jordan Water-Exchange Plan
Jordan Valley - An Israeli plan to supply Jordan with water from the Sea of Galilee via a new pipeline is drawing harsh criticism from...
Water: Conflict and Cooperation in Israel’s Jordan River Valley (ILLUSTRATED)
The Jordan River runs from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea, the natural boundary separating Israel from Jordan. "Most of the major rivers in Europe...
When is Incitement “Incitement”?
Soon after Adolph S. Ochs purchased The New York Times in 1896, he pledged "to write intelligent discussion from all shades of opinion." His firm...
Listen to the Words of the Palestinians
The biggest failure in the American diplomatic quest to midwife the State of Palestine has been a failure to listen to the Palestinians, who don't...
Netanyahu: Refusal to Recognize Israel as Jewish State ‘at the Root of the Conflict’
The refusal to recognize Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people is at the root of the country's conflict with the Palestinians, Israeli...
Hamas Cell Planned to Detonate Remote Controlled Aircraft Bomb in Israel
A Hamas terrorist cell planned to detonate a bomb in Israel via a remote controlled aircraft, Israel's Walla News reported on Friday. The Hebron-based cell made...
Netanyahu Promises Referendum on Peace Deal: ‘It Must be Put to the People for a Decision’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that any peace deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority will be put to a public referendum. "I believe...
Kerry’s Mission Impossible
No, it is not a bird, a plane or, least of all, Superman. It is only Secretary of State John Kerry flying yet again to...
Israeli Tour Group Stranded in Jordan
A group of Israeli tourists have been stranded in Jordan since Wednesday because the Jordanian police officer that was accompanying them has disappeared. According to Arutz...
