The following are articles written about EcoPeace’s ongoing efforts in the Jordan River project
[For publications relevant to this project, click here]
2016
December 9, 2016, Hamodiya (Hebrew)
Pumping water from the Kinneret
by Yisrael Hershkovitz
October 16, 2016, German TV
The Lower Jordan River (scroll to minute 04:00 – item ends at 12:20)
by Fokus Jerusalem
October 5, 2016, AJCNews.com
Roll, Jordan, roll
by Mordechai Specktor
August 4, 2016, Jerusalem Post
As Kinneret water level plummets, residents fear effects of prolonged drought
by Sharon Udasin
May, 2016, GEO Magazine (French)
What is the destiny for the River Jordan?
by Moshe Gilad (text) and Franck Vogel (photography)
April 2016, De Weit (German)
Would you kill for water? [English translation: How a sewer is turning enemies into friends]
by Gil Yaron
March 13, 2016, Plus61J
Cross-border preparation for peaceful coexistence
by Hunter Stuart
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2015
December 7, 2015, Haaretz
Israel-Jordan Water Pipeline Plan Shelved
(full article here)
by Noa Shpigel
November 15, 2015, FOCUS (German)
Holy Broth
by Ulla Thiede
November 9, 2015, Stefanie Zobl blog (German)
Jordan and Dead Sea: Water Crisis in the Middle East
by Stefanie Zobl
October 21, 2015, The Source Magazine
Healing the wounds of conflict through water diplomacy
by Hunter Stuart
September 30, 2015, ABC Radio
An Australian’s mission to save the dying Jordan River and prevent a water war
by Andrew West
September 27, 2015, +61j
Let the Jordan River Roll Again
by Jordan King Lacroix
September 21, 2015, Nederlands Dagblad
Ecological rehabilitation Jordan river will boost peace process (online version)
Ecological rehabilitation Jordan river will boost peace process (print version)
by Maarten Bakker
September 10, 2015, Kristeligt Dagblad (Danish)
Jordan River holy water has become a sewer
by Nikolaj Krak
August 26, 2015, Berliner Zeitung (German)
Freshwater treatment for the RIver Jordan
by Inge Gunther
August 14, 2015, NRG.co.il (Hebrew)
Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians will rehabilitate the Jordan River with 4.5 Billion US Dollars
by Asaf Gabor and Yair Kraus
August 11, 2015, TheThirdPole.net
Israel, Jordan and Palestine pledge to clean up Jordan River
by Zofeen T Ebrahim
August 11, 2015, Danish Broadcasting
Jordan River Master Plan
by Hanne Foighel
July 16, 2015, German Deutschlandfunk Radio (German, translated to English)
NGO Master Plan of the Jordan River Valley
July 12, 2015, i24 News
The Plan to Save the River Jordan
by Uri Shapira
July 12, 2015, The Media Line
Holy to Half of Humanity – the Polluted Water of the Jordan River
by Robert Swift
July 7, 2015, Calcalist (Hebrew)
Save the Jordan
by Danny Rubenstein
July 6, 2015, Times of Israel
Princess Charlotte christened with ‘sterilized’ water from River Jordan, fortunately
by AP and Times of Israel staff
July 6, 2015, Christian Today
Jesus’ baptism site to get tourist boost after becoming world heritage site
by Ruth Gledhill
June 23, 2015, Galei Tzahal Radio (Hebrew)
Environment Day in the Knesset – Gidon Bromberg interviewed about the Jordan River Master Plan (scroll to minute 44:45)
June 19, 2015, Jordan Zad.com (Arabic)
An Israeli Palestinian Jordanian Project to Counter ISIS “Daesh”
June 19, 2015, Al Madenah News (Arabic)
Maariv: $ 4.5 billion to bring life to the River Jordan
June 18, 2015, International Business Times
Christians ‘bathing in raw sewage’ at Jesus Christ’s baptism site in West Bank
by Orlando Crowcroft
June 18, 2015, Times of Israel
Baptism by mire? In Jordan River, sewage mucks up Christian rite
by Melanie Lidman
June 18, 2015, Al Ghad (Arabic)
In order to save the Jordan
Translated from Maariv, Tamar Dressler
June 18, 2015, Maariv (Hebrew)
From the printed version: Jumping in the Water… (pg.1) / (pg. 2)
Weblink: Jumping in the Water: A Special Project to Rehabilitate the Jordan River Valley
by Tamar Dressler
June 18, 2015, Al Jazeera (Arabic)
Israeli Newspapers Discuss Plans to Rehabilitate the Jordan River and the Future of Syrian Druz
June 16, 2015, Maan News (Arabic)
Will donor money return life to the Jordan River?
June 15, 2015, The Media Line
New Plan for Jordan Valley
by Linda Gradstein
June 12, 2015, Niroon News (Arabic)
Under the auspices of the Minister of Water and Irrigation: Master Plan for the rehabilitation of the Jordan River
June 11, 2015, Times of Israel
To heal defiled Jordan River, activists wade into murky regional politics
by Melanie Lidman
June 11, 2015, i24 news
A Regional Challenge: Protecting the Dead Sea
by Uri Shapira
June 11, 2015, Syrian News Station (Arabic)
Jordan and Israel are discussing a joint plan for the rehabilitation of the Jordan River
June 11, 2015, Jerusalem Post
River pollution unites Israelis, Jordanians, Palestinians
by Tovah Lazaroff
June 10, 2015, Huffington Post
To Serve and to Keep: Responding to Pope Francis’ Call to Become Protectors of Creation
by Rabbi Lawrence Troster and Jeff Odell Korgen
June 10, 2015, Independence News
Students Learn About a Regional NGO Plan to Rehabilitate the Jordan River Valley
June 10, 2015, Addustour (Arabic)
Emphasizing the need to rehabilitate and develop the Jordan River Basin
June 9, 2015, Alwakeel News (Arabic)
With a 4.5 billion Plan, Palestinian Israeli Jordanian Look to Rehabilitation of the River Jordan
June 9, 2015, Alraya Jordan (Arabic)
During the Regional Conference for the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River Conference
June 9, 2015, Ynet.co.il (Hebrew)
Israel and Jordan cooperating over rehabilitation of the Jordan River
June 9, 2015, NRG.co.il (Hebrew)
Finding A Common Denominator: A Plan to Rehabilitate the Jordan River
by Yair Kraus and Assaf Gabor
June 9, 2015, Walla News (Hebrew)
Israel, the Palestinains and Jordan cooperate to rehabilitate the Jordan River
by Amir Tibon
June 9, 2015, GreenProphet
Galilee to Dead Sea: Jordan Valley’s first-ever regional master plan!
June 9, 2015, Albawaba Business
New Jordan Valley ‘Marshall Plan’ brings hope for future Palestinian prosperity
June 9, 2015, Embassy of Sweden in Amman
Investing in our Shared Future: NGO Regional Master Plan for Sustainable Development in the Jordan Valley: Opening address by Ambassador of Sweden to Jordan, HE Helena Rietz
May 13, 2015, Assawsana News (Arabic)
MasterPlan for the Rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River
May 12, 2015, Maan News (Arabic)
National MasterPlan for the Rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River
May 12, 2015, Ammon News (Arabic)
National MasterPlan for the Rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River
May 10, 2015, Niroon News (Arabic)
Rehabilitation of the Jordan River: Conference in the Dead Sea Under the Patronage of his Excellency Minister of Water and Irrigation
May 10, 2015, Alghad news (Arabic)
Alnaser: MasterPlan for the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River Basin
May 10, 2015, Jordan1 News (Arabic)
Plans for the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River
May 10, 2015, Deeretna News (Arabic)
Dead Sea: MasterPlan for the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River Basin
May 9, 2015, Khaberni News (Arabic)
Masterplan for the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River from Taiberias to the the Dead Sea
May 9, 2015, Petra News Agency (Arabic)
Plans for the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River Basin
May 9, 2015, Roya TV (Arabic)
MasterPlan for the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River
(scroll to minute 8:20)
May 9, 2015, Royanews Jordanian (Arabic)
Holistic plan for the rehabilitation of the Jordan River Basin
April 26, 2015, Israel TV Channel 9 (Russian)
A Holy Place is Dirty
by Tatiana Korach
April 23, 2015, WBEZ91.5
Worldview: The politics surrounding the Jordan River Valley’s fresh water
April 20, 2015, Israel Channel 1 TV (Hebrew)
Earth Day on the Jordan River with U.S, Ambassador Dan Shapiro and EcoPeace
(scroll to minute 52:47)
April 20, 2015, Israel Channel 2 TV (Hebrew)
Earth Day on the Jordan River with U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro and EcoPeace
April 20, 2015, Ynet.co.il (Hebrew)
U.S. Ambassador loves felafel – Earth Day with EcoPeace on the Jordan River
by Itamar Eichner and Rotem Elizera
April 20, 2015, Walla News (Hebrew)
U.S. Ambassador supports the rehabilitation of the Jordan River
April 20, 2015, Yediot Aharonot (Hebrew)
The Ambassador that likes felafel (Earth Day on the Jordan River with EcoPeace)
April 20, 2015, Jerusalem Post
River Runs Through It (Earth Day on the Jordan River with U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro and EcoPeace)
by Sharon Udasin
April 13, 2015, Skoll World Forum
Reilgion, Geopolitics and power along the River Jordan
(Video session of it here)
by Gidon Bromberg
April 13, 2015, EdenKeeper
EcoPeace Gives Jordan River Update at URI Interfaith Workshop
by Aisha Abdelhamid
April 4, 2015, RTL News (Dutch)
Jordan River
by Laurens Samson
March 18, 2015, Episcopal News Service
Holy Land groups pave path to peace with commonality and trust
by Matthew Davies
March 18, 2015, Episcopal News Service
Video: EcoPeace Middle East: Saving the Jordan River
by Matthew Davies
March 18, 2015, Eurphrates Institute blog
Is there a connection between religion and the environment? You bet!
by Janessa Wilder
(click here for photos of the conference)
March 1, 2015, Jerusalem Post
Tiberias wastewater heads to new treatment plant, curbing raw sewage flow in Jordan River
by Sharon Udasin
February 24, 2015, La Croix (French)
The Jordan River…
by Melinee Priol
January 10, 2015, Jordan Times
Regional water cooperation as a driver for peace
by Helena Gröndahl Rietz
(read here in Arabic in the Al Rai newspaper)
January 9, 2015, SBS Australian News
‘Basically sewerage’: Jordanian, Israeli, Palestinian environmentalists band together to clean river
by Peggy Giakoumelos
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2014
December 6, 2014, Maan News Network (Arabic)
Conference on Jordan River – at the Dead Sea
November 18, 2014, AlWatan Voice (Arabic)
Delegation from Chamber of Commerce and Industry Participate in a FoEME Conference
November 16, 2014, Kermalkom news (Arabic)
Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian plan for the development of the Jordan River Basin
November 14, 2014, Ynet.co.il (Hebrew)
In the shadow of tensions: Environment brings together Israelis and Jordanians
by Ro’i Kais
November 12, 2014, Maariv (Hebrew)
Peretz’s last day in office
by Arik Bender
November 11, 2014, Yediot Aharonot (Hebrew)
Yakov Perry in Jordan
by Itamar Eichner
November 11, 2014, JPost / Maarive on-line (Hebrew)
Minister Perry in Jordan: Convene a regional summit as soon as possible
by Donna Somberg
November 10, 2014, Ynet.co.il (Hebrew)
Perry: We need a diplomatic horizon
by Ro’i Kais
November 2, 2014, National Geographic, Water Currents
Can Desalination Help Save a Holy River?
by Brian Richter
October, 2014, Masa Acher (Hebrew)
Rehabilitating the River Jordan
October 22, 2014, Walla news (Hebrew)
Plan to rehabilitate the River Jordan progressing
by Eli Ashkenazi
October 5, 2014, Haaretz (Hebrew)
Many and muddy waters will flow in the Jordan until it is revived
(Click here for the full article in PDF format)
by Zafrir Rinat
September 1, 2014, Haaretz
Baptism in the River Jordan
by Mike Rogoff
September, 2014, EdenKeeper
Israel, Palestine, and the Jordan River Water Crisis
by Aisha Abdelhamid
September 2014, Origins – Current Events in Historical Perspective
Baptized in the Jordan: Restoring a Holy River
by Francesca de Chatel
May 25, 2014, Jerusalem Post
Bezalel, int’l architects to redesign ‘Gesher’ compound at Jordan River Peace Park
by Sharon Udasin
April 25, 2014, NewsScientist
Multifaith bid to save River Jordan may inspire peace
by Fred Pearce
April 21, 2014, Oriental Morning Post (Chinese)
Green war and peace, may make a change in the Jordan River
by Shi Yi
April 9, 2014, Israel 21c
‘Crossing the Jordan’ links faith, ecology
by Abigail Klein Leichman
March 19, 2014, Maan News (Arabic)
Palestinian delegations visit the Jordan River
March 17, 2014, Roya News Broadcast (Arabic)
Public Hearing in Amman on the Lower Jordan Valley NGO Transboundary Master Plan Baselide report
February 22, 2014, National Geographic
Biblical Waters: Can the Jordan River Be Saved?
by Peter Schwartzstein
February 6, 2014, Al Monitor
Israel-Palestinian peace requires realism on Jordan Valley
by Akiva Eldar
January 18, 2014, Jerusalem Post
Peace on the ground, through ecological conservation
by Sharon Udasin
January 15, 2014, Swedish Radio (Swedish)
Water war and eco peace by the Jordan River
by Anne Markowski and Sara Torsner
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2013
December 11, 2013, The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development
Religious Leaders Pour Hope into Jordan River
by Neria Greniman and Rachel Winner
December 4, 2013, Deeretna news (Arabic)
Swedish Minister concluded a visit to the Mouth of the Jordan River and South Shuna
by Samar Salma
November 29, 2013, Elijah Newsletter
Elijah Pledges to Preserve the Jordan River
November 25, 2013, Alliance for Peacebuilding
Friends of the Earth Middle East: 2013 Conferences
by Mira Edelstein
November 23, 2013, Jerusalem Post
Different faiths come together in support of the Jordan River
by Sharon Udasin
November 22, 2013, Environment and Climate in the Middle East
Jordan River Conference, “Good Water Neighbors” Conference, new pulbications – Friends of the Earth, Middle East
November 22, 2013, Port Washington News
Int’l Enviro Group Visits
By Linda Portney Goldstein
November 17, 2013, Green Prophet
Religions Sign On to Save the River Jordan
by Karin Kloosterman
November 17, 2013, SBS Audio (Hebrew)
Petta Jones Pellach at FoEME’s Jordan River Conference
November 13, 2013, The Telos Group
Doing the things that make for peace: Friends of the Earth Middle East
by Todd Deatherage
November 10, 2013, Deeretna News (Arabic)
The Opening of the Conference of the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River
October 30, 2013, Christianity Today
All You Need to Know About Prince George and the Jordan
by Kevin P. Emmert
October 21, 2013, The Media Line
Can Water Diplomacy Bring Free Flowing Peace?
by Rye Druzin
October 9, 2013, New York Times
In a Polluted Stream, a Pathway to Peace
by Jeff Wheelwright
October 9, 2013, Medill Report Chicago
Restore the Jordan River: Mideast environmentalists seek support in Chicago
by Monika Wnuk
October 8, 2013, WBEZ91.5 Radio (Chicago, USA)
Water issues in the Middle East
September 10, 2013, Ha’aretz (Hebrew)
Will the power plant in Naharayim turn into a Park?
by Keshet Rosenblum
Article in English: An Israeli-Jordanian Park: Mission Impossible?
September 10, 2013, OmVarlden (Swedish)
Jordan: a door to peace
by Ylva Kullander
September 5, 2013, Water Briefing
Rehabilitation of Jordan River crucial for Middle East water security
September 4, 2013, Israel Channel 10 TV (Hebrew)
Making a Change
(Gidon Bromberg talking about Grey Water Reuse at minute 40:25)
September 3, 2013, VA NYHETER (German)
Radder Floden
by Eva Boss
August 16, 2013, Salzburger Nachrichten (German)
The Jordan River Flows Again
by Gil Yaron
August 15, 2013, Ynet
Release Water, Not Only Prisoners
by Oded Eran and Gidon Bromberg
August 11, 2013, Der Tagesspiegel (German)
Cross the Jordan River; Flow of Water
by Gil Yaron
August 8, 2013, Stuttgarter Nachrichten (German)
Thus the Jordan Roars Again
by Gil Yaron
August 6, 2013, Christian Century
Roll Jordan, roll – sort of
by David Heim
June 2013, Smithsonian Magazine
Is a Lack of Water to Blame for the Conflict in Syria?
by Joshua Hammer
June 2013, America Abroad
The Politics of the Jordan River
by Linda Gradstein
May 29, 2013, Green Prophet
The Real Jordan River Will Flow from the Sea of Galilee Once Again
by Karin Kloosterman
May 28, 2013, RT.com
Free flow: Israel lifts 49-year blockage of Jordan River
May 27, 2013, Haaretz (Hebrew)
Water Cannot Wait
Oden Eran and Gidon Bromberg
May 26, 2013, Jerusalem Post
Water flows from Lake Kinneret to Jordan River
by Sharon Udasin
May 17, 2013, Jerusalem Post
Kinneret water to be released into Jordan River
by Sharon Udasin
May 17, 2013, Haaretz
For first time, Israel’s Water Authority to pump Kinneret water into Jordan River (English)
Read the article here in Hebrew
by Zafrir Rinat
May 17, 2013, Environment and Climate in the Middle East
For first time, Israel’s Water Authority to pump Kinneret water into Jordan River – Haaretz / Jerusalem Post
April 21, 2013, BBC Radio
Interview with Rabbi Frank Dabba Smith and Imam Shahab Hussein about the Lower Jordan River (go to minute 31:15)
by Ed Stourto
April 16, 2013, Stockhom Water Front Magazine
A Last Ditch Effort to Save the Jordan River
by Rami Abdelrahman
April 8, 2013, Al Monitor
Knesset Member: Israel, Region, Must Cooperate on Environment
by Mazal Mualem
March 22, 2013, Forbes
World Water Day 2013: Water as a Catalyst for Peace
by Sylvia Lee, Skoll Global Threats Program
March 2013, Schneller (German)
A River of Eden Beyond
by Anwar Abu Hammour
March 21, 2013, Wake Forest Univeristy Newspaper
Exploring Jordan’s historical waterways
by Joey DeRosa
March 15, 2013, Huffington Post – OpEd
President Obama, When in the Middle East, Walk on Water
by Oded Eran and Gidon Bromberg
January 2013, Missio Magazine (German)
The Jordan: Frontier workers and bridge builders
by Gundula Madeleine Tegtmeyer
January 28, 2013, Jerusalem Post
Kinneret rises to near full capacity
by Sharon Udasin
January 26, 2013, Walla News (Hebrew)
Tourist Park for Israelis and Jordanians takes off…
by Kobi David
January 24, 2013, The Marker
Water prices will continue to rise because of the Tycoons
by Gidon Bromberg
January 20, 2013, Palestinian TV (video – Arabic)
Interview on Palestinian TV with FoEME’s Nader Khateeb and Deputy Patriarch
January 19, 2013, National Geographic News Watch
Ecological Healing in the ‘Holyland’
by Saleem Ali
January 10, 2013, Walla (Hebrew)
Is it worth it to desalinate?
Oped by Gidon Bromberg
January, 2013, Zeozwei Environmental Magazine (German)
War on the holy River Jordan – is there still hope?
by Ranveig Eckhoff
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2012
December 2012, Global News (German)
The threat to the Jordan
Text by Inga Stocker
November 7, 2012, Water World
Master plan to help clean up Jordan River Basin
November 7, 2012, Environmental Analyst
Royal HaskoningDHV to write Jordan river plan
November 5, 2012, Washington Post
Royal HaskoningDHV to Create Master Plan for Jordan River Water
November 5, 2012, Bloomberg News
Royal HaskoningDHV to Create Master Plan for Jordan River Water
By Randall Hackley
November 2, 2012, NieuwsBank
Royal HaskoningDHV develops master plan for Jordan River Basin
November 2, 2012, Royal HaskoningDHV website
Royal HaskoningDHV Develops Master Plan for Jordan River Basin
By Suzette Schreuder
October 31, 2012, Addustor (Arabic)
An Agreement with Israel to Bring Life Back to the Jordan River
October 22, 2012, Yediot Aharonot
Once Pristine, Now Polluted, There’s Hope Yet for Jordan River (English)
by Amir ben David
PDF of Hard Copy newspaper (Hebrew)
October 9, 2012, Ad Dustour (Arabic)
Jordanian Hemmeh – when investment turns into a disaster… and disappears off the list of tourism
October 2, 2012, Ha’aretz
Israel, Jordan taking steps to clean up Jordan River water
Read here the full article in PDF version
by Zafrir Rinat
October 2, 2012, Ha’aretz (Hebrew)
Environmentalists are worried: Waste water treatment will improve water quality in the Jordan River, but will reduce water quantity
by Zafrir Rinat
October 2012, De Brug (Dutch)
It’s good for Israelis, Jordanians, Palestinians as they manage their water resources together
by Max Arian
September 11, 2012, You Tube
MK Dr. Nahman Shai on the Jordan River / SIWI Seminar in Amman (Video, Hebrew)
September 5, 2012, Bloomberg News
Royal Haskoning To Work On Rehabilitation Of Lower Jordan River
by Gwen Ackerman
August 28, 2012, Duetsche Welle
A last ditch effort to rescue the River Jordan
by Vanessa O’Brien
July 2012, Christian Century
Can the Jordan Roll Again?
by Michael Schwartz
June 29, 2012, State of Formation
Speaking of Israel
by Yaira Robinson
June 23, 2012, Jordan and Jerusalem: A Hales Group Expedition
The Other Mideast Crisis
by dbostdorff
June 15, 2012, Energy Digital
Erin Brockovich on the World Water Crisis
by Carin Hall
June 13, 2012, United Nations Office in Geneva
Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East Discusses Civil Society in Media and Film, & Youth Activism and Social Media
June 7, 2012, America Abroad
The Politics of the Jordan River
by Linda Gradstein
May 10, 2012, San Francisco Examiner
Last Call at the Oasis takes on water crisis
by Lauren Gallagher
April 25, 2012, AlMustaqbal Al-Arabi News (Arabic)
A huge project to convert the Bakoura into a national park and the government closes its ears
by Shaker Al Jawhari
April 16, 2012, Ad Dustour (Arabic)
The Committee of Health and Environment in the Lower House of Parliament requesting the conversion of Bakoura into a national park
by Jameel AlSaydieh
March 30, 2012, Green Prophet
Sea of Galilee Rises Two Meters But Still Runs Short of Water
by Maurice Picow
March 28, 2012, Jerusalem Post
Lessons from Australia for the lower Jordan River
by Gidon Bromberg
March 27, 2012 Radio Eco 99 (Hebrew)
Gidon Bromberg interview on the Jordan River and Chris Hammer visit
March 23, 2012, Ynet.co.il (Hebrew)
An Australian River returns to life. Soon for the Lower Jordan River??
by Billi Frenkel
March 20, 2012, France 24
World Water Forum: Thirst for a Change (video – see minute 5:05)
By Claire Williams, Lara Melloul, Mairead Dundas, and Marina Bertsch
March 2012, Water Around the Mediterranean (see page 10)
The Jordan River: Declining, Disappearing, Endangered
by Yosra Albakkar and Catherine Brown
February 10, 2012, Yediot Aharonot (Hebrew)
The Old Man from Naharayim
by Nahum Barnea
February 1, 2012, Huffington Post
Christian Pilgrimage and Middle Eastern Water Scarcity
by Rachel Havrelock
January 11, 2012, Solutions for Water
Transboundary Cooperation in the Lower Jordan River Basin
by Jauad El Kharraz
January, 2012, Fisheries and Fishfarming Magazine (Hebrew)
Roadmap for the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River (page 17-24)
by Gilad Safir, Youval Arbel, Gidon Bromberg, Elizabeth Ya’ari
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2011
December 23, 2011, Jerusalem Post
Sewage clogs Jordan River south of baptism site
by Sharon Udasin
December 23, 2011, Environment and Climate in the Middle East
Sewage clogs Jordan River south of baptism site – Jerusalem Post
by Sharon Udasin
December 22, 2011, The Independent
Israel to pump life back into sacred river
by Enjoli Liston
December 21, 2011, Arab News
Israel to restore clean water to Jordan River
by AP
December 21, 2011, Qantara. de
Peace through Environmental Protection
by Claudia Mende
December 20, 2011, Washington Post
Israel pledges to pump clean water to restore biblical Jordan River
by AP
December 20, 2011, Yahoo news
Israel to restore clean water to Jordan Rver
by AP
December, 2011, Orion Magazine
Holy Water
by Stephan Faris
December 2, 2011, The Israeli Internationalist (Blog)
Water: The Promise of a Bountiful Peace?
by Daniel Easterman
November 24, 2011, Ynet.co.il (Hebrew)
Environmental catastrophe: No fish in the Lower Jordan
by Tomer Porat
November 22, 2011, Polasa (Russian)
Save the Jordan River
November 20, 2011, Radio Galei Tzahal (Hebrew)
Impressions from Jordan River conference
November 20, 2011, Ha’aretz
Study: For a healthy Jordan River, divert less water to agriculture
by Zafrir Rinat
November 18, 2011, Jerusalem post
Restoration of Jordan River up for debate
by Sharon Udasin
November 17, 2011 NRG.co.il (Hebrew)
Agriculture or River? How to rehabilitate the Jordan?
November 17, 2011 Ynet.co.il (Hebrew)
Water Cuts to Farmers Essential for Rehabilitation of the River Jordan
by Tomer Porat
November 17, 2011, The Marker (Hebrew)
Water Authority: Israel might be asked to allocate more water to Jordan
by Amiram Cohen
November 17, 2011, News1 (Hebrew)
Rehabilitation of the Jordan River – at the expense of Agriculture?
by Meirav Arad
November 17, 2011, Nana10 (Hebrew)
Israel might be asked to allocate more water to Jordan
by Amiram Cohen
November 16, 2011, Radio Reshet Bet – Evening News (Hebrew)
Jordan River Conference – FoEME’s Dr. Youval Arbel interviewed
by Noam Bar Shalom
November 16, 2011, Radio Voice of the Galil
Jordan River conference
November 16, 2011, Take Part
Gidon Bromberg on Jordan River Rehab; No Longer a Pipe Dream
by Sal Cardoni
November 14, 2011, Euro-Med Info on Water Issues website EMWIS
Roadmap for the Rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River
November 13, 2011, Ha’aretz
Rubbing salt into the wound
by Yossi Sarid
November 3, 2011, Ma’an News Agency
Palestinian engineer awarded coexistence prize
October 31, 2011, Israland (Russian)
Mount Zion Award presented to Friends of the Earth Middle East
October 30, 2011, Dormition Abby website
Tribute to 2011 Mount Zion Awardees
On YouTube
October 30, 2011, Polosa (Russian)
Mount Zion Award presented to Friends of the Earth Middle East
October 30, 2011, Reshet Dalet – Yoman Erev (Arabic)
Mount Zion Award for the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River
October 29, 2011, Reshet Bet Radio – Way to Nature (Hebrew)
Mount Zion Award for the Rehabilitaton of the Jordan River
October 17, 2011, TakePart
Going Down to the River Jordan
Gallery: Photo of the Day
September 24, 2011, Le Monde (French)
Jordan River Multimedia Story: The Water War: The Jordan
by Celia Pernot
September 21, 2011, Disputed Waters
River Jordan
by Celia Pernot
September 19, 2011, Green Prophet
Following Naked Dead Sea – Would You Strip for the Jordan River?
by Maurice Picow
August 23, 2011, Revovle Magazine
The Jordan River: Declining, Disappearing, Endangered
by Yosra Albakkar and Catherine Browne
April 6, 2011, Global Mag (French)
Jordan; death of a River
by Christofer Jauneau
April 1, 2011, WBEZ 91.5 (Radio)
Jordan River water project hopes to re-energize the Middle East peace process
by Worldview
April 1, 2011, NPR radio
Jordan River water project hopes to re-energize the Middle East peace process
April 2011, The Moderns
Water, Water Everywhere – But Not Forever: Friends of the Earth Middle East
March 31, 2011, The Jewish Chronicle
A water crisis on the way for Middle East
March 8, 2011, Jordan Times
Conservationists call for rehabilitating Jordan River
by Hana Namrouqa
March 7, 2011, Jewish Daily Forward
A Matter of Life and Death
by Michael Kaminer
March 3, 2011, Marc Steiner Radio show
Gidon Bromberg during the J Street Conference
January 18, 2011, The Toronto Star
Faith, tradition, sewage meet in the River Jordan
by Linda Gradstein
January 18, 2011, Examiner.com
Should Christians get an ‘Epiphany’ about traveling to the Middle East?
by Paul Wood
January 14, 2011, Spiegel On-Line (German)
Baptism in a Polluted Trickle
by Thies Schnack
January 11, 2011, Readme.co.il (Hebrew)
Huge festival for the rehabilitation of the Jordan River: a thousand singers will sing for the Jordan
January 11, 2011, News 1 (Hebrew)
One thousand singers for the rehabilitation of the Jordan River
by Reuven Leib
January 10, 2011, Spiegel On-Line (German)
Holy Baptism in Dirty Broth
by Christoph Seidler
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2010
December 26, 2010, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (German)
Im Taufrausch
by David Schelp
December 22, 2010, Ynet.co.il (Hebrew)
The dying rivers will receive 50% more water
by Yael Dar’el
December 14, 2010, Ha’aretz (Hebrew)
Who Will Dry Up First?
by Meirav Michaeli
November 17, 2010, Hamburg Abendblatt
About the Jordan
by Philip Volkmann-Schluck
November 6, 2010, Embassy of Sweden in Amman Website
Discussions on the environmental situation of the Lower Jordan River
October 5, 2010, PBS News Hour
In Middle East, Coalition Aims to Ease Tension Over Water Resources
with Fred de Sam Lazaro
September 24, 2010, the Presbyterian Outlook
European Parliament concerned at state of Jordan River
by Judith Sudilovsky
September 23, 2010, World Council of Churches
European Parliament concerned at state of Jordan River
by Judith Sudilovsky
September 16, 2010, The Marker (Hebrew)
101 Most Influential People in Environmental Planning
Magazine Staff
September 15, 2010, Zahav. ru (Russian)
European Parliament: “To support the efforts to clean up the Jordan”
September 14, 2010, Baltimore Jewish Times
EU Calls for Jordan River Rehabilitation
JTA Wire Service
September 14, 2010, Galatz Radio (Hebrew)
EU Parliament supports the rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River
Morning talk
September 14, 2010, Valley of Springs Municipal Paper
Raising awareness to the plight of the Jordan River
September 14, 2010, French TV TF1
The Mythical Jordan River almost dry
September 13, 2010, Jerusalem & Religions
Europe passes resolution rehabilitation of the Jordan River
September 13, 2010, Kol Yisrael Radio, Reshet Bet (Hebrew)
EU Parliament supports the rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan
Hourly news
September 13, 2010, Nrg.co.il (Hebrew)
The EU Parliament supports the rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan
by Dalia Mazori
September 13, 2010, Globes (Hebrew)
The EU Parliament in an historic resolution: support the rehabilitation of the Jordan River
by Shira Horesh
September 13, 2010, the Greens in the EU Parliament (French)
The situation of the River Jordan
by Nicole Kiil-Nielson
September 7, 2010, Ha’aretz
Christians unite in Israel for mass baptism
By DPA and Haaretz Service
September 6, 2010, Israeli Embassy in South Africa
Weekly Israeli Roundup
August 26, 2010, the Baptist Standard
Faith Digest
By Staff
August 20, 2010, Ynet News
Jumping into turbid waters
by Yael Darel
August 20, 2010, HaKibbutz (Hebrew)
Environmental baptism
By Shuval Geva
August 19, 2010, Challenge Weekly
Jordan’s water polluted?
by Administrator
August 18, 2010, United Christian Broadcasters
Radio Interview, on the State of the Jordan River
with Paul Hammon
August 18, 2010, HTB Russian TV (Russian)
Jordan may repeat the fate of the Aral Sea
By Vladislav Sorokin
August 18, 2010, Palestine Monitor
How Israeli mangos are drying up the River Jordan
August 18, 2010, Bikyamasr
Israel financing river rehabilitation
By Joseph Mayton
August 16, 2010, NRG.co.il (Video)
Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanian support the Jordan River
By Michal Hochberg
August 16, 2010, Radio All for Peace (Hebrew)
The Big Jump
Gali Kincolkin, Producer
August 16, 2010, Jerusalem Post (Hebrew)
Israelis, Jordanians and Palestinians together to save the Jordan River
By Limor Shoshani
August 16, 2010, Jerusalem Post
Jump for Jordan
August 16, 2010, Israel TV Channel 23 (Hebrew)
Item #297 – the Big Jump (from minute 20)
with Ben Caspit
August 16, 2010, Israel Today (Hebrew)
Cooperative Baptism
By Dani Berner
August 16, 2010, Kan-Naim (Hebrew)
FoEME: Israeli and Palestinian youth call to Save the Jordan River
By Shuli Songo
August 16, 2010, Radio All for Peace (Hebrew)
News items
August 15, 2010, Israel TV Channel 1 (Hebrew)
From Everywhere – The Big Jump
August 15, 2010, Ynet.co.il (Hebrew)
Jumping into turbid waters
by Yael Darel
August 15, 2010, NRG.co.il (Hebrew)
The Big Jump into the Jordan River: Youth support the Jordan River
by nrg / Maariv
August 15, 2010, Ha’aretz
Jumping into the water without negotiations or preconditions
by Haaretz staff
August 15, 2010, Haaretz (Hebrew)
Young Israelis and Palestinians take part in the ‘Big Jump’ into the Jordan River
By Haaretz staff
August 15, 2010, Epoch Times (Hebrew)
Big Jump to Save Rivers – in Israel, Youth jumped into the Jordan
By Marlene Aviva Greenfeter
August 15, 2010, Reshet Bet Radio (Hebrew)
This Morning
August 15, 2010, Radio Eco99 (Hebrew)
Green News
August 15, 2010, Radio Eco99 (Hebrew)
EcoLife
August 15, 2010, Radio Haifa (Hebrew)
Green News
August 14, 2010, RT
Middle East in feud over water
by Paula Slier
August 14, 2010, Radio Eco99 (Hebrew)
Morning show
August 14, 2010, Reshet Bet Radio (Hebrew)
On Sunday
August 12, 2010 Israel 21c
Go Jump in the (Jordan) River
August 6, 2010, ASSIST News Service
Environmental group says Jordan River unsafe for baptisms
By Michael Ireland
August 8, 2010, Green Prophet
Despite Everything, Shrinking Dead Sea is a Popular Tourist Destination
by Maurice Picow
August 5, 2010, Columbian National Radio (Spanish)
The Jordan is so polluted it is dangerous for baptisms
Radio version
by Hernan Restrepo
August 4, 2010, Jordan Times
Baptism Site water safe – officials
by Mohammad Ben Hussein
August 2, 2010, Radio All for Peace (Hebrew)
Morning program
with Tami Mold Hayu
August 2, 2010, Notes from the Levant
Pollution fears at river Jordan pilgrimage spot
by Richard Parker
August 1, 2010, National Geographic News Watch
Is river where Jesus was baptized unsafe for baptisms?
August 2, 2010, Christian Post
Jordan River Unsafe for Baptisms, Says Environmental Group
by Jenna Lyle
August 1, 2010, Christian Today
Jordan River unsafe for baptisms – environmental Group
by Jenna Lyle
August 1, 2010, NewscastMedia.com
Environmental group says poluted Jordan River unsafe for baptisms
by Joseph Ernst
July 30, 2010, Washington Post
Environmentalists say pollution makes baptism at sacred spot in Jordan River unsafe
By Janine Zacharia
July 29, 2010, ABC news
River Jordan Baptismal Site Closes Over Pollution Scare
by Simon McGregor Woods
July 29, 2010, Reuters
FEATURE – Feeble, choked River Jordan struggles for salvation
by Douglas Hamilton
July 29, 2010, The Underground
Israel, Jordan and green group dispute Jordan River’s pollution
July 29, 2010, News Portal
Jordan River Called ‘Too Polluted’ for Baptism Pilgrims
By Judith Sudilovsky
July 29, 2010, CBN News
Israel Denies Claims Jordan River is Polluted
July 28, 2010, Reuters (video)
Jordan River pollution fears
July 28, 2010, Yahoo! News
Jordan River pollution fears
July 28, 2010, The Huffington Post
Jordan River Called ‘Too Polluted’ For Baptism Pilgrims
By Judith Sudilovsky
July 28, 2010, AOL news
Israel Closes Polluted Jordan River Baptism Site, for Now
By Terence Neilan
July 28, 2010, The Associated Press
Israel, green group dispute Jordan River’s safety
by AP
July 28, 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald
Jordan River now off limits
by Jason Koutsoukis
July 28, 2010, Associated Baptist Press
Environmentalists urge closure of Jesus’ baptism site
By Bob Allen
July 28, 2010, San Francisco Examiner
Friends of the Earth Middle East says Jordan River not suitable for Baptism: pollution
by Peter Menkin
July 28, 2010, Ecumenical News International
River where Jesus was baptised ‘too polluted’ for pilgrims
by Judith Sudilovsky
July 28, 2010, Church of England Newspaper
Friends of the Earth Middle East says Jordan River not suitable for Baptism: pollution
by Peter Menkin
July 28, 2010, Religious Intelligence
Friends of the Earth Middle East says Jordan River not suitable for Baptism: pollution
by Peter Menkin
July 27, 2010, Mother Nature News
Jordan River pollution levels acceptable for baptisms, Israel says
by AFP
July 26, 2010, The Guardian
Pollution fears at river Jordan pilgrimage spot
by Harriet Sherwood
July 26, 2010, Environment News
Israel closes River Jordan site of Christ’s baptism over pollution fears
July 26, 2010, Jerusalem Post
Pollution prevents Jordan River baptisms
by Arieh O’Sullivan
July 22, 2010, Arab Times
Jordan River polluted for baptisms Environmental group warns
July 22, 2010, english.news.cn – Xinhaunet
Jesus’ baptism site may soon be off limits
by David Harris
July 22, 2010, Middle East Online
Lower Jordan River too polluted for baptisms
July 22, 2010, CathNews Asia; UCA News
Jordan River ‘too polluted for baptisms’
July 22, 2010, Bibbialog
Jordan River too polluted for baptisms: Eco Group
July 22, 2010, National Post
Jordan River too polluted for baptism: environmental group
July 22, 2010, Arutz Sheva
Group: Halt Baptisms at Jordan River Site
July 22, 2010, Search for Common Ground News Service
In the midst of an environmental calamity in Gaza lies an opportunity
by Joseph Mayton
July 21, 2010, Ha’aretz
Environmentalists urge closure of Jordan River baptism site over poor water quality
by DPA
July 21, 2010, Arabia.msn.com
Jordan River too polluted for baptisms: eco group
by AFP
July 21, 2010 Jerusalem & Religions
Call to halt baptism in polluted Lower Jordan River
July 21, 2010, Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA)
Pollution may close Jordan River baptism site
July 21, 2010, Yahoo! Green
Jordan River too polluted for baptisms: eco group
July 16, 2010, Yale University office of Public Affairs
Alan Plattus Presents International Vision for Jordan River Peace Park
June 30, 2010 – UNESCO IHE Institute for Water Education
Successful Environmental Peacemaking Projects
Dr. Ebel Smidt
June 20, 2010 – An Nahar (Arabic)
Its waters were split twice, it seduced profits and witnessed Jesus’ baptism. The mighty Jordan River facing the danger of becoming dry in its lower part in the year 2011
AnNahar_Article_Arabic_06.10
June, 2010 – Jordan Business Magazine
Walking on Water: Resurrecting the River Jordan
by Naseem Tarawnah
June 12, 2010 – Reisemarkt (German)
Salvation of the Holy River
by Fabian von Poser
June 6, 2010 – Green Prophet
New Hadera Desalination Plant May Help Restore Water to Lower Jordan River
by Maurice Picow
May 28, 2010 – The Middle East Magazine
Middle East water wars
May 27, 2010 – Terra (Italian)
More water to the Jordan to save the Dead Sea
by Monica Maralis
May 26, 2010 – Dagen (Swedish)
Here, the sewage spills straight into the River Jordan
by Arne Lapidus
May 25, 2010 – EPO – Entwicklungsdienstonline (German)
Lower Jordan is threatened with extinction
Posted by the Editor
May 24, 2010 – Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) Radio (German)
Report from Religion and Society (text)
Radio version
By Klaus Betz
May 20, 2010 – Süddeutsche Zeitung (German)
Close to the water – page 1 / page 2
May 16, 2010 – Ha’aretz (English)
River Jordan, deep and wide once more?
by Zafrir Rinat
May 16, 2010 – Epoch Times (Hebrew)
New Hope for the Disappearing Lower Jordan River
by Marlene Aviva Grunpeter
May 15, 2010 – Ha’aretz (Hebrew)
Israel is drying up / Is rehabilitating the Jordan River still possible?
by Zafrir Rinat
May 14, 2010 – Jerusalem Post
Unholy waters
By Maurice Picow
May 10, 2010 – The Star Jordan
FoEME: Jordan River to run dry
by Yasmine Abu Tarboush
May 10, 2010 – Channel 1 TV (Hebrew)
The Jordan River (video clip)
by Elior Levy
May 10, 2010 – Calcalist (Hebrew)
Palestinian Economy – without 2 banks of the Jordan River
by Danny Rubinstein
May 10, 2010 – Huffington Post
Baptizing in the Jordan River’s Holy Sewage
by Karin Kloosterman
May 10, 2010 – Pottsdam’s Blog
The River Jordan is Wholly Impure and About to Dry Up Completely
by Mo Gallant
May 9, 2010 – Ynet.com
Report: Jordan River could die by 2011
by AFP
May 9, 2010 – AlQuds newspaper (Arabic)
Environmental scientists warn that the River Jordan will dry up
May 9, 2010 – Salzburger Nachrichten (German)
From a mighty river to a stinking trickle
by Gil Yaron
May 9, 2010 – Göteborgs-Posten (Swedish)
Jordan Holy Water Dries Up (Page 1)
Page 2
by Arne Lapidus
May 8, 2010 – Al Jazeera English
Jordan River ‘to run dry next year’
by Orly Halpern
May 8, 2010 – Kansas City.com
Scientists warn Jordan River is drying up
by Daniel Estrin, Associated Press
May 7, 2010 – Jordan Times
Fresh initiative needed
Editorial
May 7, 2010 – Earthweek
Waterway Considered Holy to Millions Dwindles
May 7, 2010 – United Press International
Jordan River near death
May 6, 2010 – IRIN
MIDDLE EAST: Environmentalists issue stark warning on River Jordan
by Tamar Dressler
May 6, 2010 – Ma’an News Agency
Environmentalists issue stark warning on River Jordan
by IRIN
May 6, 2010 – Israel 21c
Fighting to keep the Jordan River alive
by Karin Kloosterman
May 6, 2010 – Baltimore Jewish Times
Studies Look at Ways to Save Jordan River
JTA Wire Service
May 6, 2010 – Israel Enviro Net
Holy Sh*t! The Jordan River is Nearly Dead
by Maurice Picow
May 5, 2010 – Ha’aretz (Hebrew)
Report: The Lower Jordan is turning into a dry and salty canal
by Zafrir Rinat
May 5, 2010 – Ynet news
Environmentalists warn Jordan River drying up
May 5, 2010 – Green Prophet
Holy Sh*t! The Jordan River is Nearly Dead
by Maurice Picow
May 5, 2010 – Huffington Post
Saving the Jordan Valley Eco System
Posted by Yermi Brenner
May 5, 2010 – Al Ayyam (Arabic)
The Jordan River is at Risk to run Dry by Next Year
continued on page 21
AFP
May 5, 2010 – Day Press
Jordan River to run dry by next year
May 4, 2010 – The Jordan Times
Jordan River to run dry next year, experts warn
by Hana Namrouqa
May 4, 2010 – Washington Post
Environmentalists warn Jordan River drying up
by Daniel Estrin, AP
May 4, 2010 – AP
Environmentalists warn Jordan River drying up
by Daniel Estrin
May 4, 2010 – ABC News
Environmentalists warn Jordan River drying up
by Daniel Estrin
May 4, 2010 – Boston Globe
Environmentalists warn Jordan River drying up
by Daniel Estrin
May 4, 2010 – CBS News
Environmentalists warn Jordan River drying up
by Daniel Estrin
May 4, 2010 – The Guardian
Environmentalists warn Jordan River drying up
by Daniel Estrin
May 4, 2010 – Yahoo news
Environmentalists warn Jordan River drying up
by Daniel Estrin
May 4, 2010 – Environment and Climate in the Middle East
Jordan River to run dry by next year
by Ehud Zion Waldoks
May 4, 2010 – Washington Examiner
Environmentalists warn Jordan River drying up, filled with sewage
by Daniel Estrin, AP
May 4, 2010 – San Francisco Examiner
Environmentalists warn Jordan River drying up, filled with sewage
by Daniel Esprin, AP
May 4, 2010 – New Israel Fund Blog
National Geographic covers Friends of the Earth Middle East
by Ben Murane
May 4, 2010 – The Underground
Environmentalists recommend plan to rehabilitate the Jordan river
by The Underground Staff
May 04, 2010 – Courant.com
A River In The Holy Land Is Dying
By Susan Campbell
May 4, 2010 – Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten (German)
The Jordan River is Drying
by DPA
May 4, 2010 – Neumarkter Nachrichten (German)
The Jordan River is a trickle
by Hans Dahne, DPA
May 4, 2010 – Neues Volksblatt (German)
The Jordan is Drying
by DPA
May 4, 2010 – Berliner Morgenpost (German)
Der Jordan geht bald über den Jordan
by DPA
May 4, 2010 – Nouvelobs.com (French)
The Jordan may run dry in 2011, according to environmentalists
by AP
May 4, 2010 – VOA News Spanish
Jordan River could dry up by 2011
by Redacción
May 4, 2010 – AP in Spanish
The Jordan River is almost dry, environmentalists warn
by Daniel Estrin
May 4, 2010 – BNDeStem.nl (Dutch)
Rest of the Jordan a pathetic trickle
by Adrian Bloemendaal
May 4, 2010 – The Seattle Times
Environmentalists warn Jordan River drying up
by Daniel Estrin, AP
May 4, 2010 – Tree Hugger
No More Baptisms in the Jordan River – Expected to Run Dry by 2011
by Jaymi Heimbuch
May 4, 2010 – MENAFN
Jordan River to run dry next year, experts warn
by Hana Namrouqa
May 4, 2010 – Gazeta.pl Wiadomosci (Polish)
Environmentalists warn Biblical Jordan River runs dry
May 3, 2010 – NRG.co.il (Hebrew)
Research report: The Lower Jordan River is in danger of drying up
by Dalia Mazuri
May 3, 2010 – Radio 2 Israel (Hebrew)
Half of the flora and fauna is now extinct in the Lower Jordan River
by Noam Bar Shalom
May 3, 2010 – Der Spiegel (German)
The Jordan threatens to dry up
by DPA
May 3, 2010 – World News
Jordan River could die by 2011: report
by Patrick Moser, AFP
May 3, 2010 – The Montreal Gazette
Jordan River will be dead dead by next year, environmentalists say
by Patrick Moser, AFP
May 3, 2010 – Green Prophet
Steps and Science for Saving the Jordan River Between Jordan, Palestinians and Israelis
by Karin Kloosterman
May 3, 2010 – Jerusalem Post
Jordan River to run dry by next year
by Ehud Zion Waldoks
May 3, 2010 – AOL news / World
Jordan River Baptisms Are Health Risk
By Linda Gradstein
May 3, 2010 – Jewish Telegraph Agency
Studies look at ways to save Jordan River
May 3, 2010 – Jewish Journal.com
Studies look at ways to save Jordan River
by Jewish Telegraph Agency
May 3, 2010 – Israel Today
Study: Jordan River could run dry
by Israel Today staff
May 3, 2010 – Science ORF.at (German)
The Jordan River is running out of water
by DPA
May 3, 2010 – n-tv.de (German)
Stinking Trickle – The Jordan River water
by DPA
May 3, 2010 – Le Vif.be (French)
River Bible, the Jordan is at risk of drying
May 3, 2010 – AFP (French)
The Jordan is dying, warns an environmental organization
by Patrick Moser
May 3, 2010 – AFP in Spanish
Environmentalists warn that the Jordan River is dying
by AFP
May 3, 2010 – El Universal (Spanish)
Jordan River at risk of dying
May 3, 2010 – Der Bund (German)
Is this the bank of the Jordan?
by DPA
May 3, 2010 – 20 Minutes Online (German)
The Jordan River is running out of water
by DPA
May 3, 2010 – The News International
River Jordan nearly running dry
May 3, 2010 – Planetsave
Jordan River Expected to Run Dry by 2011
by Joshua S. Hill
May 3, 2010 – RedOrbit / Science
Famed Jordan River Under Threat
May 2, 2010 – Yahoo News
Jordan River could die by 2011: report
by Patrick Moser, AFP
May 2, 2010 – Yahoo News Canada
Jordan River could die by 2011: report
by Patrick Moser, AFP
May 2, 2010 – EPA, European PressPhoto Agency (Spanish)
The Jordan River is in danger of drying next year, says Friends of the Earth-Middle East
by EFE
May 2, 2010 – TeleSURtv.net (Spanish)
Jordan River could be dry by next year
May 2, 2010 – Ottawa Citizen
Jordan River could die by 2011: report
by Patrick Moser, AFP
April 22, 2010, Israel Channel 10 TV (Hebrew)
“The Professionals” program
April 8, 2010 – The Age
Holy ordure: River Jordan pilgrims risk health
Jason Koutsoukis
April 6, 2010 – Vicki Collins online
River Jordan Redux
Posted by Vicki Collins
April, 2010, National Geographic Magazine
Parting the Waters
by Don Belt
Photographs by Paolo Pellegrin
April, 2010 – German Environmental Aid Magazine (German)
Rettung in höchster Not / Rescue in Dire Need
By Global Nature Fund
April, 2010 – Global News (German)
Israel bald auf dem Trockenen / Israel soon to be dry
Magazine PDF version
by Karina Eckschlager
March 9, 2010, Zeit Online (German)
Green Peace in the border area
by Lea Hampel
March, 2010 – International Rivers
Youth River Rescue
Record Number of Action
February, 2010 USAID Frontlines
Jordanians, Israelis, and Palestinians Work Together to Save the Jordan River
by Eric Viala
January 12, 2010, Quotidiano Net (Italian)
Israelis and Palestinians together – A peace on the water of the Jordan
by Chiara Alvisi
January 4, 2010, Green Prophet
Gidon Bromberg on Water Security and Sustainability in the Middle East
by Karin Kloosterman
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2009
December 30, 2009, The Yale Globalist
Troubled Water
by Jeffrey Kaiser and Nathaniel Sobel
December 28, 2009, The Science of Everything
Dead Sea needs world help to survive
by by Ahmad Khatib
December 27, 2009, Earth Snapshot
Jordan River flowing into Dead Sea
December 20, 2009, Welt am Sonntag (German)
Over the Jordan
by Alan Posener
December 18, 2009, FVW International (German)
The Deceptive Idyll – Page 1 / Page 2
by Martin Jurs
December 13, 2009, Neue Zurcher Zeitung (German)
The Holy River Runs Dry
by Christoph Plate
December 4, 2009, Al Arabalyawm (Arabic)
Plans to encourage Environmental tourism in the Jordan Valley
November 30, 2009, NRG.co.il (Hebrew)
The Death of a River: A first research report of the Lower Jordan River
by Adi Hashmona’i
November 26, 2009, Ynet.co.il (Hebrew)
Israel and Jordan to rehabilitate the Lower Jordan River together
by Yael Darel
English Translation
November 25, 2009, Sydney Morning Herald
Dead Sea needs world help to stay alive
by Ahmad Khatib
November 25, 2009, Telegraph.com.UK
Dead Sea clings on for dear life
By Ahmad Khatib, in Ghor Kaditha
November 25, 2009, The Age
Dead Sea needs world help to stay alive
by Ahmad Khatib
November 24, 2009, AFP
Dead Sea needs world help to stay alive
by Ahmad Khatib, AFP
November 21, 2009, Neues Deutschland (German)
Holy, Unholy Jordan
by Susanne Gotze
November 9, 2009,Courier Journal
Polluted Jordan held out as example
by Peter Smith
October 29, 2009, Alarabalyawm (Arabic)
Jordan River Rehabilitation Project
October 23, 2009, Yale Bulletin and Calendar
Student film documents planning of Peace Park in Jordan
October 2009 National Geographic, Israel(Hebrew)
A River that Doesn’t Flow
by Neta Degani
September 15, 2009, Jewish Telegraph Agency,
JFN awards $1.5 million in grants to Israeli environmental orgs
By Jacob Berkman
September 12, 2009The Age
Marathon effort to save waters of the Jordan
August 20, 2009, Inter Press Service News Agency
Political Power Dictates Transboundary Waters
By Thalif Deen
August 4, 2009, Jewish Telegraph Agency
Jordan River may stop flowing, group warns
June 25, 2009, Reuters AlertNet
Turbid Jordan trickles the promised land
by Douglas Hamilton
June 25, 2009, Swiss News World Wide
Turbid Jordan trickles the promised land
by Douglas Hamilton
June 25, 2009, Bester News
Turbid Jordan trickles the promised land
by Douglas Hamilton, from Reuters
June 25, 2009, EbioAnt
River Jordan – Conflict and Cooperation
by Vicky Collins
May 20, 2009, Green Prophet
James Laps Up ‘When the Rivers Run Dry’ by Fred Pearce
by James Murray-White
May 17, 2009, Voice of America
Saving the ‘World’s Most Holy River’
by Jerilyn Watson
May 16, 2009 Observador Global (Spanish)
Agua bendita
by Karen Kesselbrenner
May 14, 2009, UTube video,
Friends of the Earth Middle East (EcoPeace) – 2009 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
May 11, 2009, Voice of America
The Jordan River is Dying
By Mandy Clark
May 6, 2009, SKY News
Emergency Campaign to Save Sea of Galilee (video)
April 7, 2009, NRG.co.il (Hebrew)
The Jordan River: Sewage overflowing its banks
by Anat Lefler
April 1, 2009, Yale Daily News
Architects strive to achieve vision of peace park
by Nicolas Niarchos
March 29, 2009 , Globes (Hebrew)
Israeli / Jordanian / Palestinian research project will check how to save the Lower Jordan River
by Shira Horesh
March 12, 2009, International Rivers
More Newcomers to the International Day of Action for Rivers
March 14, 2009, The Ozi Zion Blog
Bezalel – Then and Now
March 13, 2009, The New Security Beat
VIDEO: Gidon Bromberg on the Jordan River Peace Park and Good Water Neighbors project
Posted By ECSP Staff
March 5, 2009, New Haven Advocate
Building Peace on the Israeli-Jordanian Border
by Shahla Naimi
March 4, 2009, Yale Daily News
Bridging Waters
Cross Campus
February 5, 2009, NRG.co.il (Hebrew)
Two sides to the Jordan: Jesus, what a stench!
by Aviv Levie
February 5, 2009, National Post
Keeping the Crescent Fertile (PDF version)
On-line version
by Vanessa Farquharson
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2008
December 27, 2008, Israel21c
News Briefs, Dec. 21-27, 2008 – Friends of the Earth Middle East calls for wise regional water use
December 23, 2008, NRG.co.il (Hebrew)
The Regional Drought: Trying to Solve the Cross Border Water Problems
by Billie Frenkel
(English translation)
October 10, 2008, Op-Ed Haaretz
Let Common Sense Flow
by Gidon Bromberg
October 4, 2008, Ynet.co.il (Hebrew)
Saving the Jordan River
by Gidon Bromberg
October 3, 2008, Woodrow Wilson, New Security Beat
TIME honors Friends of the Earth Middle East with “Heroes of the Environment 2008” award
Sept/Oct 2008, Yale University Alumni Magazine
A Peace Park for the Middle East
by Melinda Tuhus
September 29, 2008, Peace Counts (German)
Friedensaktivisten als “Umwelthelden” ausgezeichnet
September 28, 2008, Haaretz
TIME honors Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian group for environmental work
by Zafrir Rinat
September 25, 2008, TIME magazine
Heroes of the Environment 2008
by Andrew Lee Butters
September 18, 2008, TreeHugger
The Jordan River Has Some New Good Water Neighbors
by Matthew McDermott
September 18, 2008, Green Prophet
Jordanians, Israelis and Palestinians Collaborate to Save the Jordan River
by Ilana Teitelbaum
September 9, 2008, Woodrow Wilson’s ECSP – The New Security Beat
Middle East at Forefront of Environmental Peacebuilding Initiatives
by Rachel Weisshaar
August 28, 2008, Time Magazine video
The Jordan River Needs Resurrecting
August 28, 2008, Time Magazine
Postcard From Jordan Valley
By Andrew Lee Butters
August 28, 2008, The Independent
A biblical tragedy in Galilee
by Kim Sengupta
August 23, 2008, Financial Times
Israel’s demand for water is draining the Sea of Galilee
by Tobias Buck
August 12, 2008, SustainabiliTank
Bauhaus-era plant to power Jordan Valley eco-tourism
August 7, 2008, Time / CNN
Making the Deserts Bloom Once More
by Andrew Butters
August 5, 2008, Israel21c
Bauhaus-era plant to power Jordan Valley eco-tourism
by Rachel Neiman
July 16, 2008, Ha’aretz
Drought creates tension along both banks of the Jordan
by Zafrir Rinat
June 12, 2008, Jerusalem Post
Sharing a tiny peace of land
by Michael Green
June 12, 2008, Jordan Times
Jordan Valley town poised to make history, again
By Zain Shauk
June 11, 2008, Media Line News Service
Jordan River Peace Park (video clip)
credit: The Media Line; www.themedialine.org
May 22, 2008, German Jewish News Agency, (Juedische Allgemeine) (German)
Peace Park
by Sabina Brandes
May 21, 2008, Epoch Times (Hebrew)
Jordan River Cross Border Peace Park
by Marlene-Aviva Grunpeter
May 16, 2008, Ha’aretz
International architects meet to design Nahariyim park
by Eli Ashkenzi
May 15, 2008, OhMyNews
Jordan River Valley Peace Park
by Yehonathan Tommer
May 14, 2008, Haaretz
Israeli, Jordanian architects plan peace park in Naharayim
by Eli Ashkenzi
May 13, 2008, IHLAS Turkish News Agency
Peace Park Tour (video clip)
May 12, 2008, Insurancenewsnet.com
Yale University: Yale University to Work With Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli Architects in Creating Ideas for First Peace Park in the Middle East
May 3, 2008, New York Times
Plans for a Cross-Border Peace Park in the Mideast
by Peter Edidin
May 2, 2008, Australian Jewish News
Water Warriors in the Mid East
by Anna Landau
May 1, 2008, Media NewsWire
Yale University to Work With Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli Architects in Creating Ideas for First Peace Park in the Middle East
April 30, 2008, Jewish Telegraph Agency
Yale peace park floated idea
April 1, 2008, Green Prophet
Jordan River Peace Park – coming soon?
by Michael Green
March 26, 2008, The Jewish Week
Bracing for ‘Severe’ Water Shortage
by Michele Chabin
January 29, 2008, Ha’aretz
The green groups’ dilemma: How to save the environment without harming agriculture
by Zafrir Rinat
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2007
November 20, 2007, Policy Innovations – a publication of the Carnegie Council
Salvaging Peace with Syria
by Saleem H. Ali, Michael Cohen
August 28, 2007, Christianity Today Magazine
Weeping for the Jordan
by Michele Chabin
August 13, 2007, Jerusalem Post
Jordan’s at risk sites
by Rory Kress
August 12, 2007, San Francisco Chronicle
Dead Sea, Jordan River Valley face ecological disaster
by Christopher Allbritton
July 24, 2007, ABC (Australia Broadcasting Co.)
River Jordan
by Matt Brown
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July 16, 2007, Toronto Star
Barn Owl a Symbol of Peace to Farmers
by Ben Wingrad, AP
July 16, 2007, MidEastEnvironet
Common Barn Owl, Enemy to Rodents, Unites Israeli, Jordanian Farmers
by Ben Wingrad, AP
July 16, 2007, NRG.co.il
Rabbi, Priest and Imam jumped into the Jordan
by Bili Frenkel
July 15, 2007, NPR Radio
Mayors Jump into Jordan River Cleaning Campaign
by Linda Gradstein
July 12, 2007, Ma’an News Agency
A ‘Big Jump’ for the Jordan
June 21, 2007, Jewish Telegraph Agency
Jordan River named endangered site
June 19, 2007, Jordan Times
Jordan River among world’s 100 most endangered sites
by Paul Tate
June 11, 2007, Jerusalem Post
Government urged to clean up Jordan River
by Ron Friedman
May 22, 2007, Jordan Times
Nobel Laureates Call for Jordan Valley “Peace Park”
by Mohammad Ghazal
May 15, 2007, Jerusalem Post
Mideast environmentalists pledge to work together
by AP
May 14, 2007, Canada.com,
Storied River Jordan reduced to trickle by pollution, politics
by Matthew Fisher
May 2, 2007, Jerusalem Post
Stink or Swim
by Michelle Borinstein
April 20, 2007, Jewish Journal
Israel river pollution brings call for ‘new kind of Zionism’
by Emily Hauser
April 19, 2007, Globes (Hebrew)
Don’t Stop; Border Ahead
by Galia Guttman
March 23, 2007, Jewish Journal
The River Jordan’s survival is at stake as pollution peril grows
by Emily Hauser
March 19, 2007, America, The National Catholic Weekly
Saving the Jordan
by Emily Hauser
February 2007, Masa Acher (Hebrew)
This one neglected, that one too…
by Gili Soffer
January 12, 2007, NRG.co.il (Maariv on-line), (Hebrew)
In planning stages: cross border park at Naharayim
by nrg staff
January 11, 2007, Haaretz (Hebrew)
Jordanian & Israeli municipalities in tourism cooperation
by Eli Ashkenazi
December 31, 2006, E-magazine
Saving the Jordan
by Emily Hauser
December 26, 2006, Ynetnews.com,
(English version of article below with same title)
Where’s the historical Gilgal?
by Gili Soffer
December 24, 2006, Ynet (Hebrew)
A Vison for the “Peace Island”
by Gili Soffer
December 23, 2006, Jerusalem Post
Three-way project to clean up the Jordan River
by Adinah Greene
December 18, 2006, Ynet (Hebrew)
Where’s the historical Gilgal?
by Gili Soffer
December 18, 2006, Ynet.com (English version of article below)
Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanian out to save planet
by Orly Poper
December 12, 2006, Haaretz
Jordan River ecotourism park may benefit Israel, Jordan
by Eli Ashkenazi
December 12, 2006, Ynet (Hebrew)
An Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian set out to save the environment
by Orly Poper
December 11, 2006, Haaretz (Hebrew)
Even when you cross to the other side, the Jordan River looks bad
by Eli Ashkenazi
December 7, 2006, Haaretz (Hebrew)
Israeli, Palestinian and Jordnanian representatives hope that the River Jordan will be a bridge for the communities on its banks
by Eli Ashkenazi
December 7, 2006, Haaretz
On a Mission to Save the Jordan
by Eli Ashkenazi
December 6, 2006, Walla News (Hebrew)
Jordanians, Israelis and Palestinians kayak to Save the River Jordan
by Walla News
December 3, 2006, The Chicago Tribune
River Jordan; Sacred, tainted and dying
by Joel Greenberg
November 24, 2006, Jordan Times
Jordan River mayors commit to water cooperation
by Paul Tate
November 23, 2006, ZaZu Website (Northern Israel)
On The River (Hebrew)
by ZaZu staff
November 23, 2006, Dagen (Sweden)
Israeli and Jordanian Jordan Valley Mayors Sign Agreement
by Arne Lapidus
October 19, 2006, The Independent
A symbol of failure: The unholy state of the River Jordan
by Donald McIntyre
October 19, 2006, Dagen (Sweden)
Plant and animal life have completely disappeared in the Jordan
by Arne Lapidus
October 19, 2006, Al Quds (Arabic)
Experts warn that the River Jordan will dry up due to the building of dams
By Mohamed Abu Khdar
October 18, 2006, Ha’aretz
Environmentalists: New Dam may cause Jordan River to Dry Up
by Zafrir Rinat
October 4, 2006, Arab Environment Monitor
More Pollution than Water and Religion
by Batir Wardam
September 11, 2006, Discovery channel
Raw Sewage Taints Sacred Jordan River
by Ramit Plushnick-Masti
September 11, 2006, Live Science
Raw Sewage Taints Sacred Jordan River
by Ramit Plushnick-Masti
September 10, 2006, Washington Post
Raw Sewage Taints Sacred Jordan River
by Ramit Plushnick-Masti
September 10, 2006, Haaretz
Evangelists join green groups, try to save Jordan River from pollution
by AP
September 9, 2006, International Herald Tribune
Jordan River – some are baptised in it, others pollute it
by Associated Press
June 18, 2006, Haaretz English
The Jordan River is Deep and Wide No More
by Zafrir Rinat
May 16, 2006, Environment News Service
Vanishing Jordan River Needs Global Rescue Effort
by J.R. Pegg
May 10, 2006, Terra Daily
Jordan River Could Stop Flowing
by Alexia Terzopoulos, UPI
May 2, 2006, ABC Australia
Jordan River Dangerously Polluted
by Mark Willacy
April 21, 2006, Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Water Diversion has Turned Jordan River into Sewage Canal – Environmentalists
April 21, 2006, The London Independent
Jordan and Israel join forces to save Biblical River
by Laura Resnick, AP
April 20, 2006, YAHOO!
Yahoo! asked Friends of the Earth Middle East to accompany thier trip down the Jordan River and to point out the environmental challenges facing the River today
Richard Bangs Adventures – Descending the Jordan (Day 4) Bridges Over Troubled Waters, The Crookedest River What Is
by Richard Bangs and Jim Slade
April 20, 2006, The London Times,
Shortage of water drains life from Biblical River
by Stephen Farrell
April 20, 2006, Jerusalem Post
Israelis and Jordanians meet to cleanse Jordan River
AP
April 19, 2006, Common Ground News Service
Multi-purpose Peace Park planned to straddle Jordan River
by Amelia Thomas
April 20, 2006, Radio All for Peace
Honoring the Globe (Hebrew Radio Interview)
by Dan
April 16, 2006, Common Ground News Service
Multi-purpose Peace Park planned to straddle Jordan River
by Amelia Thomas
March 2006, Jerusalem Post’s Christian Edition
(red pages 40, 41, 42)
Thirsty River
by Michael Hines
March 26, 2006, Haaretz
Friends of the Earth planning ‘peace park’ across the Jordan
by Eli Ashkenazi
March 23, 2006, Jerusalem Post
Friends of the Earth Middle East Proposes International Jordan River Peace Park
Orly Halpern
USA – CNN – TV coverage of story (shown on March 27)
USA – ABC TV Weekend News – item (Dead Sea / Jordan River)
USA – NBC TV News – item (Dead Sea / Jordan River)
UK – BBC TV – documentary item (Dead Sea / Jordan River)
PRESS COVERAGE – MARCH 2005 CONFERENCE
UK – the Guardian – article
UK – BBC online – item
USA – New York Times – article
France – International Herald Tribune – article
France – Le Monde – article (Dead Sea / Jordan River)
USA – The World; GeoQuiz – item
USA – Voice of America – item1
USA – Voice of America – item2
Jerusalem Post, March 31, 2005
River of No Return?
by Orly Halpern
Australia – The Age – article
Australia – The Sydney Morning Herald – article
Israel Ministry of the Environment – article
UK – Environmental Data Interactive – article
Holland – GPD Netherlands – 4 articles in 4 separate newspapers
Germany – Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) – article
Sweden – Dagen – article