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When Prayers for Rain are AnsweredFriday, January 11, 2013 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Israel is, in most minds, an arid land bereft of water, not cursed with its superabundance. But a look at geography and history suggests otherwise.
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Buried at Sea Owen Jarus, LiveScience. Discovered by a sonar survey in 2003, researchers have confirmed the existence of an ancient stone monument weighing 60,000 tons—underneath the Kinneret.
Something In the Water David Newman, Jerusalem Post. This winter's heavy rains gave Israel a brief respite from water scarcity, but the country's water conservation policy is overdue for reform.
The Problem of Proportional Response Yaacov Lozowick, Israel State Archives. Fifty years ago Ben-Gurion faced the problem of finding a proportional response to Syrian attacks on Israeli fisherman. The answer was—as it remains today—targeted military attacks.