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Kinneret level up, but streams still dry The stormy weekend proved beneficial for Lake Kinneret, as the Sea of Galilee noted a 4-centimeter (1.57-inch) rise. The Sea of Galilee's water level currently stands at 214.33 meters (roughly 703.18 feet) below ... Full story Israel negotiating importing water from Turkey Israel has begun examining the possibility of importing water from Turkey, despite recent tensions between Jerusalem and Ankara, according to a memo obtained by Ynet. A Foreign Ministry official confirmed the ... Full story Israelis bring green power to West Bank village Residents of a West Bank village with no electricity have been helped out of the darkness by unlikely benefactors – a group of Israelis who installed solar panels and wind turbines to illuminate the Palestinians' ... Full story Jordan to go solo with Red Sea to Dead Sea pipeline Jordan has decided to go it alone and build a $2 billion pipeline from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea without help from proposed partners Israel and the Palestinian Authority, an official told AFP. "Jordan is ... Full story Air pollution drops dramatically on Yom Kippur The halt of traffic on Israel's roads during the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur led to a significant improvement in the quality of air across the country, the Environmental Protection Ministry said Tuesday. ... Full story 1 in 6 Mediterranean mammals face extinction One in six Mediterranean mammals is threatened with extinction at the regional level, mainly due to the destruction of their habitat from urbanization, agriculture and climate change, nature body IUCN said last ... Full story From space, Lake Kinneret looks almost full From up above it looks blue and serene, almost full, but there is probably not one in person in Israel who doesn't know that Lake Kinneret's situation is critical. Today, its water level stands at 214.16 meters ... Full story July: Water consumption drops sharply A media campaign featuring beautiful women, coupled with a high tax on excess water consumption are apparently all it takes to get Israelis to start saving water. According to data collected by the Water ... Full story Rahat wants to be 'first green Bedouin town' When the Bedouins in Israel changed their nomadic lifestyle and moved from living in tents to the towns and communities set up for them by the state, their society underwent a dramatic change. Today they lead ... Full story Environmental Ministry steps up fight against cellular antennas The Environmental Protection Ministry decided to step up its fight against the cell phone service providers which place antennas on residential rooftops and balconies, Ynet learned this week. Environmental ... Full story Initiative: Save electricity, get discount on bill A new plan currently being formulated by the National Infrastructure Ministry will attempt to tackle the shortage of electricity and reduce air pollution in the country. Under the plan, households that succeed in ... Full story Catching a movie at the landfill Who said a garbage site isn't a good place to screen movies? This summer the Visitor's Center at the Hiria Mountain garbage site will host a series of events titled, "Cinema Hiria," which will include the screening ... Full story Report: Settlements polluting West Bank streams Israel and the Palestinian Authority's failure to treat wastewater in the West Bank has harmed the health and future water supply of all residents of Israel and the West Bank, human rights group B'Tselem said in a ... Full story Study: Climate change threatens Mideast stability Climate change could spark "environmental wars" in the Middle East over already scarce water supplies and dissuade Israel from any pullout from occupied Arab land, an international report said last week. ... Full story Flipping the switch Earth Day, which started in the late 1960s in the United States, has long become a calendar staple and Israel will join its fellow nations Thursday by marking Earth Hour, starting at 8 pm. A global event ... Full story

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