When Israel gained official recognition in 1948, it confronted a massive problem. How do you supply enough water for a fast-growing population on land where natural rainfall is unevenly distributed?
Religious Zionist politician Uri Ariel said in 2014, “Between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea there will be only one state, which is Israel.” Netanyahu, who also opposes ...
the State of Israel, the West Bank (of the Jordan River), and the Gaza Strip. Over the following years, tensions rose in the region, particularly between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
showed the biblical boundaries of the kingdoms of Israel and Judea, which extended, according to the scriptures, into areas east of the Jordan River. “Did you know that the Kingdom of Israel was ...
Mr Netanyahu has previously insisted Israel would always retain a presence in the Jordan Valley for security purposes. A UN spokesman said the proposed annexation would have "no international ...