Desalination israel

Water sector 'fully stable' following assessment, reservoirs to be filled over weekend

The announcement follows shutdowns at Israel's desalination plants amid high seawater turbidity, with plants in Ashkelon and Ashdod still inoperative as of Friday.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Water discharging from a desalination plant into the Zalmon River and into the Sea of Galilee, March 4, 2026.
Water discharging from a desalination plant into the Zalmon River and into the Sea of Galilee, March 4, 2026.

Beyond missiles: Why Israel’s civilian infrastructure needs stronger defenses - editorial

Israel’s strength is measured not only by whether it can strike its enemies or intercept their weapons, but by whether ordinary life can continue under pressure.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Infrastructure works along the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee as the Water Authority and the national water company Mekorot prepare to increase the flow of desalinated water pumped from desalination plants in Ashkelon and Rishon Lezion into the lake, northern Israel, February 27, 2026.

Israeli agriculture at risk ahead of High Holy Days as desalination systems remain nonfunctional

The Water Authority and the Energy and Infrastructure Ministry said Tuesday morning that after the facilities operated overnight, most were shut down again after seawater turbidity rose.

|ByMOSHE COHEN
Infrastructure works along the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee as the Water Authority and the national water company Mekorot prepare to increase the flow of desalinated water pumped from desalination plants in Ashkelon and Rishon Lezion into the lake, northern Israel, February 27, 2026.

Water restrictions continue into second day as most Israeli desalination plants shut down again

In areas experiencing localized supply problems, the scope of water use will be reduced as needed, while the Water Authority's operations center addresses individual disruptions.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, HODAYA RAN

The lounge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017ByMICHAL GALANTI
Memebers of Scholas Occurrentes and Pope Francis.

Ten Years

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017ByMICHAEL ORDMAN
The Jerusalem Post

Finance Minister visits DC, meets US Treasury Sec., Israel Bonds leaders

"We need your help, and know we can count on you to be there for us," Kahlon told leaders of Israel Bonds in Washington

AUGUST 1, 2017ByJAMES S. GALFUND
Israel Bonds President & CEO Israel Maimon (left) greets Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon

Tropical Fish and Flowers in the Desert?

MARCH 7, 2017ByROOTING FOR A GREEN ISRAEL
The Jerusalem Post

US to establish American-Israeli energy center in coming year

The center will build on programs such as the BIRD Energy program and the upcoming energy- water desalination challenge.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016BySHARON UDASIN
An Israeli desalination plant.

Israeli achievements you cannot Pass Over

APRIL 13, 2016ByMICHAEL ORDMAN
The Jerusalem Post

Israeli company launches in California Western Hemisphere's largest desalination plant

The IDE facility will produce some 190 million liters of water daily for the residents of southern California.

DECEMBER 15, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
The Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant in California

Climate change, Hitler and the Syrian civil war: how bleak is our future?

NOVEMBER 17, 2015ByBRIAN BLUM
The Jerusalem Post

KKL-JNF installs second Biofilter mechanism to trap runoff in Ramle

Developed by Israeli researcher Yaron Zinger at Monash University in Australia, successful tests of the Biofilter have been completed already in Kfar Saba in 2010.

MAY 24, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
biofilter inauguration in Ramla on Wednesday

When the rain comes

Desalination is great – but it’s taking away some of the magic that our winters once had

OCTOBER 23, 2014ByLAWRENCE RIFKIN
Desalination plant (illustrative photo)