Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli youth elaborate environmental campaign during joint camp
On June 30th in the afternoon groups from Tulkarem (Palestinian Authorities), Muaz bin Jabal (Jordan), Emek Hefer and Eshkol (Israel) arrive to FoEME’s Sharbabil Bin Hassneh EcoPark, located in the northen part of the Jordan Valley. This is the location where the camp will take place that is part of FoEME’s Community-GIS project. The park […]
Members EU Parliament advance support for Jordan River rehabilitation
Brussels, Contributed by Hussam Hussein, former FoEME intern at the Amman office, and Elizabeth Ya’ari, Jordan River Rehabilitation Project Coordinator at FoEME On June 29th at the invitation of the Alliance of the Socialists and Democrats Group, a Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) delegation presented the Jordan River Rehabilitation Project to a full […]
Dutch society warms up to FoEME’s environmental peacemaking activities
In the heart of Amsterdam, surrounded by canals and lush green gardens, a very different picture was painted of what is happening in the Jordan River Valley, a transboundary region in the Middle East. The Jordan River Valley includes land shared by Jordanians, Palestinians and Israelis—all dependent on the same water supply and all living […]
FoEME Strategy proves successful in addressing Sewage Spill at Beitar Elit
Several years of active involvement by Friends of the Earth Middle East in combating a sewage spill at the Israeli settlement of Beitar Elit finally seem to pay off. The spill, which is caused by failure in the local sewage pumping station, has major consequences for the environment and in particular the downhill fields of […]
FoEME Voices Environmental Concerns at ‘Red-Dead’ Conduit World Bank Study Hearings
FoEME attended two of the recent Public Consultation hearings held by the World Bank about their recently released Initial Assessment Report of their ongoing study of a Red-Dead Conduit project. The objectives of the water conveyance project are to replenish water in the shrinking Dead Sea back to a level of 420m below sea level, […]
Cut the Rhetoric: Don’t hold water hostage to the Middle East conflict
Gidon Bromberg, FoEME’s Israeli Director, responds to recent comments by Israeli officials regarding water in the West Bank Comments made recently by Israeli Minister of Infrastructure, Uzi Landau (Israel Beitenu), that water supplies to Palestinians will be cut off if they do not treat their sewage, deserve condemnation. First, the Minister ignores the fact that […]
World Water Day with Palestinian Youth in Auja
In honor of World Water Day 2010 FoEME coordinated a field trip for Palestinian kids to find out about water issues and their environment on location. Arriving in Auja from different corners of the West Bank, eight Palestinian youth groups and their teachers joined to learn about their respective communities, water conservation strategies, environmental hazard […]
Israeli, Jordanian Women Explore Women’s Economic Initiatives in Israel’s Tamar Region
Jordanian women from Ghor Safi and Fifa and Israeli women from the Tamar Regional Council view a solar cooking demonstration at the Ein Gedi Ecological Garden. Gundi Shachal, FoEME’s field researcher in Ein Gedi, describes a recent cross-border meeting between Jordanian and Israeli women from Good Water Neighbors Communities. See our flickr page for more […]
FoEME Mourns the Tragic Passing of Former GWN Coordinator Efrat Gamliel
On Sunday, March 7 a terrible car accident killed former FoEME staff member Efrat Gamliel, her two very young children and mother. Efrat was the first Israeli project coordinator for the Good Water Neighbors project from 2001 to 2003. She played an instrumental role in creating the framework for the success of the project. Efrat […]
GWN Communities Wadi Fuqin and Tzur Hadassah Join to Oppose Separation Barrier
Israeli-Palestinian musical group “Naam” performs at a cross-border meeting between residents of Wadi Fuqin and Tzur Hadassah Netanel Silverman, FoEME’s Israeli Community Coordinator in Tzur Hadassah, reflects on a recent meeting between Good Water Neighbors communities Tzur Hadassah and Wadi Fuqin. On Wednesday 24.2 we met together – the Jewish residents of Tzur Hadassah and […]