Israelis camping by the Jordan River near the Sea of Galilee, or Lake Tiberias, one of the main water sources in Israel, in this picture from July 13, 2021 — MENAHEM KAHANA Israel and Jordan agreed ...

DEGANYA, Israel — At a baptismal site on the Jordan River just south of the Sea of Galilee, pilgrims kneel in the water as a priest intones a blessing, a high point of their visit to the Holy Land.

The ecological restoration of the Jordan River "requires transboundary action," Israel and Jordan agreed in a joint declaration signed in Sharm El Shiekh. (L-R) Jordanian Water and Irrigation ...

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ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER — Kristen Burckhartt felt overwhelmed. She needed time to reflect, to let it sink in that she had just briefly soaked her feet in the water where Jesus is said to have ...

In the days since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and Israel's military ... "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." It's a geographical nod to the land between the Jordan River and the ...

The Jordan River is a winding, 200-plus-mile run on the eastern flank of Israel and the occupied West Bank. The sea is the glittering Mediterranean to its west. But a phrase about the space in ...

ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER (AP) — The Bible says Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River. The river’s eastern bank, modern-day Jordan, and its western one both house baptismal sites, where rituals ...

Israel’s primary natural water source originates in the Upper Jordan River, flowing south into the country’s largest freshwater lake, the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), draining into the Lower ...

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) – Israel and Jordan agreed Thursday at a UN climate meeting in Egypt to clean up the polluted Jordan river, an essential waterway suffering under decades of ...