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Tag Archives: Water Shortage

Water Usage Drops by 13.5%

17-Aug-09

The government has been taxing the bejoobles out of water and broadcasting scary toilet-flushing sounds with pretty Israeli women warning how every toilet flush contributes to the flushing of the Kinneret into the Mediterranean Sea. Sounds silly, but the sad thing is, it’s true. The good news is that water consumption for July went down [...]

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Dirty Water

18-Feb-09

Two mineral water companies in Israel have halted the production of bottled water due to bacteria found in the streams they exhaust.
Bottled water dominates the Israeli market, and drinking tap water is considered an anachronistic oddity by most.
This development adds to the national water crisis Israel is experiencing this year, as the Kinnereth lake [...]

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The main election issues in Israel

08-Feb-09

Parliamentary elections are only a few days away, and ongoing pre-election polls are trying to determine what the most important issues are in regards to which political party, or parties, in Israel’s usual governmental coalition formations afterwards will wind up forming the next government.
In the aftermath of the just completed 22 day military operations [...]

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End of Summer

26-Aug-08

We’re quickly approaching the end of August. And even though we had some nice weather at the end of last week, it’s steaming hot in Israel at the moment. Nevertheless, the sky darkens a bit earlier.
Next week the school year begins, and hundreds of thousands of children will get off the streets and into the [...]

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