This shows how opposing groups can cooperate with each other.
Israel, Jordan and Palestinians sign accord on water cooperation
By Batsheva Sobelman
December 9, 2013, 8:17 p.m.
JERUSALEM -- In a rare example of regional cooperation, Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian officials have signed an agreement aimed at generating new water sources for all three and saving the Dead Sea, a unique nature site and prime economic asset.
A memorandum of understanding was signed at the World Bank headquarters in Washington on Monday by the ministers responsible for water in the three governments: Silvan Shalom of Israel, Hazem Nasser of Jordan and Shaddad Attili of the Palestinian Authority.
All three praised the agreement as historic and a sign of practical cooperation on shared interests, although their comments reflected nuances.
The agreement will help save the Dead Sea; supply water and later electricity; and bring about "strategic, economic and political cooperation," said Shalom, who said he hoped it would serve as a "window for regional peace."
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Israel, Jordan and Palestinians sign accord on water cooperation
By Batsheva Sobelman
December 9, 2013, 8:17 p.m.
JERUSALEM -- In a rare example of regional cooperation, Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian officials have signed an agreement aimed at generating new water sources for all three and saving the Dead Sea, a unique nature site and prime economic asset.
A memorandum of understanding was signed at the World Bank headquarters in Washington on Monday by the ministers responsible for water in the three governments: Silvan Shalom of Israel, Hazem Nasser of Jordan and Shaddad Attili of the Palestinian Authority.
All three praised the agreement as historic and a sign of practical cooperation on shared interests, although their comments reflected nuances.
The agreement will help save the Dead Sea; supply water and later electricity; and bring about "strategic, economic and political cooperation," said Shalom, who said he hoped it would serve as a "window for regional peace."
Continue reading at:
Israel, Jordan and Palestinians sign accord on water cooperation - latimes.com
