[GPSCC-chat] Fw: Governor Brown and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to Meet in Mountain View Next Week

[Spencer Graves]

"In the Middle East, water resources are of great political concern. 
Since Israel receives much of its water from two large underground 
aquifers ..., the use of this water has been contentious in the 
Israeli–Palestinian conflict. ... in the 1950s, Israel consumed 95% of 
the water output of the Western Aquifer, and 82% of that produced by the 
Northeastern Aquifer. ... Palestinian irrigation pumps on the Jordan 
River were destroyed or confiscated after the 1967 war and Palestinians 
were not allowed to use water from the Jordan River system. Furthermore, 
the authorities did not allow any new irrigation wells to be drilled by 
Palestinian farmers, while it provided fresh water and allowed drilling 
wells for irrigation purposes at the Jewish settlements in the West Bank 
and Gaza Strip." (Wikipedia, "Israeli–Palestinian conflict")


Gov. Brown proposes to take water from Northern California and ship it 
South.


Spencer


On 3/3/2014 10:19 AM, Gerry Gras wrote:
>
> I laughed at Wes's comment! Very good question!
>
> A brief article at:
> http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/brief/Water.html
>
> There's a rather lengthy article at:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Israel .
>
> I have heard that they have techniques to make irrigation
> less wasteful of water. Here's an article on their
> irrigation:
> http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Economy/eco3.html
>
> Gerry
>
>
>
> Wes Rolley wrote:
>> Maybe Jerry can ask him how to hydrate a country in the middle of the
>> desert. - Wes
>>
>> On 3/2/2014 5:44 PM, John Thielking wrote:
>>> Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Governor Brown will be meeting in
>>> Mountain View this Wednesday March 5, 2014. Some groups in the Bay
>>> Area are planning an unwelcoming party. It is suggested that
>>> protesters show up at 9:30AM. Anyone on this list is welcome to join
>>> them on Wednesday and/or call in to the conference call tonight
>>> (Sunday March 2) at 8PM Pacific Time. See the e-mails below for 
>>> details.
>>> **When:**Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. Reporters must check
>>> in before 7:30 a.m.
>>> **Where:**Computer History Museum, Hahn Auditorium, 1401 North
>>> Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA 94043
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> John Thielking
>>>
>>
>> -- 
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>> then you are wasting your time on this Earth" - /Roberto Clemente/
>>
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