Desalination israel

Police, Shin Bet open investigation over Handala leaflets threatening Israel's energy, water sites

Threatening leaflets found in Tel Aviv warn of attacks on Israeli water and energy infrastructure, prompting an investigation by police and Shin Bet.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
File photo: A general view of Israel Electric Corp's Orot Rabin coal-fired power station is seen on the Mediterranean coast near the central town of Hadera April 24, 2013.
Following a warning issued by the Health Ministry regarding the water quality in the Sea of Galilee, an empty beach is seen at Hukok Beach, northern Israel, September 8, 2026.

Kinneret takes hit as water level drops amidst Israel's desalination plant shutdowns

With desalination plants sidelined, the Sea of Galilee was once again forced to supply the national water network.

|ByELI ASHKENAZI
Water discharging from a desalination plant into the Zalmon River and into the Sea of Galilee, March 4, 2026.

Water sector 'fully stable' following assessment, reservoirs to be filled over weekend

The announcement follows shutdowns at Israel's desalination plants amid high seawater turbidity, with plants in Ashkelon and Ashdod still inoperative as of Friday.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Water discharging from a desalination plant into the Zalmon River and into the Sea of Galilee, March 4, 2026.

Beyond missiles: Why Israel’s civilian infrastructure needs stronger defenses - editorial

Israel’s strength is measured not only by whether it can strike its enemies or intercept their weapons, but by whether ordinary life can continue under pressure.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

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

Bearing Fruit to Those Who Want It

JANUARY 31, 2018ByMICHAEL ORDMAN
The Jerusalem Post

The lounge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017ByMICHAL GALANTI
Memebers of Scholas Occurrentes and Pope Francis.

Ten Years

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017ByMICHAEL ORDMAN
The Jerusalem Post

Finance Minister visits DC, meets US Treasury Sec., Israel Bonds leaders

"We need your help, and know we can count on you to be there for us," Kahlon told leaders of Israel Bonds in Washington

AUGUST 1, 2017ByJAMES S. GALFUND
Israel Bonds President & CEO Israel Maimon (left) greets Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon

Tropical Fish and Flowers in the Desert?

MARCH 7, 2017ByROOTING FOR A GREEN ISRAEL
The Jerusalem Post

US to establish American-Israeli energy center in coming year

The center will build on programs such as the BIRD Energy program and the upcoming energy- water desalination challenge.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016BySHARON UDASIN
An Israeli desalination plant.

Israeli achievements you cannot Pass Over

APRIL 13, 2016ByMICHAEL ORDMAN
The Jerusalem Post

Israeli company launches in California Western Hemisphere's largest desalination plant

The IDE facility will produce some 190 million liters of water daily for the residents of southern California.

DECEMBER 15, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
The Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant in California

Climate change, Hitler and the Syrian civil war: how bleak is our future?

NOVEMBER 17, 2015ByBRIAN BLUM
The Jerusalem Post