Water in israel

The climate crisis, national resilience, and the unifying power of water

Mekorot has proven that water management does not begin and end with technology, but with a holistic framework.

|ByBARAK GRABER
• Barak Graber, Acting CEO, Mekorot Development & Enterprises
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
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 imposed throughout Israel amid nationwide supply disruption

The warning came amid an unusual disruption to Israel’s national water network, after five of the country’s six desalination facilities shut down.

|ByHODAYA RAN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rehabilitating water channels and transforming them into attractive spaces for hiking and camping. The Eastern Jordan Canal.

Nature protection project aims to revitalize northern springs and landscapes

Initiative led by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel seeks to turn post-war environmental rehabilitation into a broader driver for regional development.

|ByMAYA PELACH, ZAVIT

Health Ministry Dir.-Gen.: Leptospirosis is easily treated

Health Ministry CEO Moshe Bar Siman Tov released a statement Sunday afternoon on the current status of the Leptospirosis ('ahberet') infection.

AUGUST 19, 2018ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
Snir Stream

4th Water Sensitive Cities Conference in Israel

'Water sensitive cities deliver water security in both water-poor and water abundant futures.'

JULY 18, 2018ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Dr. Yaron Zinger, Director for Center for Water Sensitive Cities.

Is desalination the answer?

For years, Israel’s drinking water strategy has been lauded as being the envy of the world.

JULY 12, 2018ByDAVID BRUMMER
A view of the Melbourne Docklands and the city skyline from Waterfront City, looking across Victoria Harbour

WATCH: Israel at 70 - Israel's solutions to the water crisis

Can Israel solve the world's water shortage problems?

APRIL 18, 2018ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Israel 70+: Israel and the future of water technology

Realignment in the Middle East

APRIL 13, 2018ByNEVILLE TELLER
The Jerusalem Post

US politicians, European technicians stream toward Israeli-run water technology

“We are bringing together the heartland of America with the Holy Land, we are bringing both the Mideast and the Midwest together."

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017ByMAX SCHINDLER
Watec conference in Tel Aviv

Israel opens 13 km. pipeline to alleviate West Bank water shortage

The Water Authority and setters have also charged that Palestinian theft of water has depleted supplies.

AUGUST 15, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
SAMARIA REGIONAL COUNCIL head Yossi Dagan (left), Infrastructure Minister Yuval Steinitz (center) and Civil Administration officer Benny Elbaz inaugurate a 13-km. water pipeline in Samaria on Monday.

Palestinians, Israeli settlers running out of water in West Bank

“Today we are working in order to expand the capability of supplying water in all Judea and Samaria.”

JULY 19, 2017BySHARON UDASIN, TOVAH LAZAROFF
WATER TRUCKS are needed in the settlement of Shavei Shomron, west of Nablus.

Trump takes credit for 'vital' Israeli-Palestinian water deal

The deal will release 33 million cubic meters of water to the PA, relieving a serious shortage in the Palestinian territories.

JULY 13, 2017ByMICHAEL WILNER
U.S. President Donald Trump looks towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while delivering an address at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem May 23, 2017.

Israeli technology to help solve India’s water shortage

The partnership announcement coincided with the arrival to Israel of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his accompanying business delegation.

JULY 5, 2017BySHARON UDASIN
Shiv Vikram Khemka, vice chairman of the SUN Group (left) signs memorandum of understanding in Tel Aviv on Tuesday with Maxim Pasik, executive chairman of Water-Gen.