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Israel, Jordan Sign Historic Water Deal to Save the Dead Sea

Israel, Jordan Sign Historic Water Deal to Save the Dead Sea
Bringing an historic deal to fruition, Israeli and Jordanian government officials signed a bilateral agreement to exchange water and jointly funnel Red Sea brine to the shrinking Dead Sea.

"Bringing an historic deal to fruition, Israeli and Jordanian government officials on Thursday signed a bilateral agreement to exchange water and jointly funnel Red Sea brine to the shrinking Dead Sea."

"The agreement, worth some $800 million, is the result of a memorandum of understanding signed among Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian officials on December 9, 2013, in Washington."

(READ the story in the Jerusalem Post)

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