But the Vatican is concerned that the planned barrier will still encroach on nearby Bethlehem properties By Lauren Gelfond Feldinger. Published online: 25 January 2015. Source: The ART Newspaper Israel’s Supreme Court earlier this month dismissed a landmark case thereby preventing Israel’s West Bank barrier from running through an ancient Palestinian site. Battir, a farming […]
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Israel’s West Bank barrier will not run through Palestinian world heritage site
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Israel signs 15-year natural gas deal with Jordan [Haaretz]
An industry official who asked not to be identified said the deal was worth about $15 billion. By Steven Scheer and Tova Cohen Sep. 3, 2014 REUTERS – Israel will sign a deal to supply natural gas from its Leviathan field to Jordan for 15 years, Israeli Energy Minister Silvan Shalom said on Wednesday. […]
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Horizon 2020: hands on training targets wastewater treatment and reuse in Lebanon and Jordan
Horizon 2020: hands on training targets wastewater treatment and reuse in Lebanon and Jordan ENPI info center [18-04-2011] Two training courses on wastewater treatment and reuse have been held in Lebanon and Jordan, within the framework of the Horizon 2020 Capacity Building/MEP project, by the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education and the Arab Countries Water […]
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The Pratt Award for Environmental Journalism [Pratt/Heschel Center, Israel]
The Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership and the Pratt Foundation are proud to announce the Pratt Award for Environmental Journalism. Recognizing the role of the mass media in promoting public debate about the future of Israel’s environment, the Pratt Foundation of Melbourne, Australia has established the Pratt Award for Environmental Journalism to encourage […]
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Israel’s Clean-Tech Boom Draws A New Green Line [NPR]
by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro November 28, 2010 link to article Israelis often explain the policy choices they make by saying they live in a difficult neighborhood, and this is no exception. Israel wants to be at the forefront of innovation in alternative energy, and it’s investing hundreds of millions of dollars to do it. That money […]
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Prices Rise As Drought Conditions Worsen In Israel [NPR]
NPR – National Puclic Radio (US) December 2, 2010 link to NPR original It’s been the hottest year on record in Israel and other parts of the Middle East, and it’s set to become one of the driest. The much anticipated November rains did not arrive. And the drought is causing all sorts of problems. […]
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Palestinians’ other fight in the Middle East – for green development [Christian Science Monitor]
Palestinians seek to build a secure, sustainable state – and incorporating green building practices and technologies into its development is key to that stability. Improved environmental security contributes to the security of the whole Middle East. By Salam Fayyad [The Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority]. posted November 22, 2010 Christian Science Monitor – […]
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“Environmental Impacts Know No Boundaries”: Marine environment program – EcoOcean
“Environmental Impacts Know No Boundaries”: Marine environment program to bring on board students from Israel, Palestinian Territories, Egypt, Tunisia, Italy Herzliya, October 19, 2010 – A unique marine environment training program is set to bring together graduate students from across the Mediterranean basin – including Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, Egypt, Greece, Turkey and Italy […]
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Heavy rains, floods kill 24 in Yemen / 14 in Saudi Arabia [Reuters / Daily Times]
By REUTERS, Published: Jul 16, 2010 SANAA: Fierce rains and floods have killed 24 people in northwest Yemen and southwest Saudi Arabia and cut off several villages, local media and government officials said on Friday. Heavy downpours in Yemen’s Wasab Safil district forced a dam to burst, the Interior Ministry said, citing witnesses, killing nine […]
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