00:00That sea has been declining over one meter per year since the 1960s when we started water
00:15diversions from Israel, Syria, and Jordan.
00:20And the consequences of this water diversion is what we see around us is ecological disaster.
00:29As we can see here, it just appeared at the studio about 40 years ago and see where the
00:34pier is and where the water level is.
00:37So we are in actually a disaster zone.
00:46The thing is that there are probably better things on the government's mind, especially
00:53in a time of war than the Dead Sea.
00:57This is a failure of all Israeli governments throughout the history of the country.
01:02And not only Israel, also Jordan, Syria, and the conflicts that were around it contributes
01:09to it.
01:10The river, the Dead Sea, is still declining because it is not a regional effort.
01:17Regional cooperation is the key in order to save the Dead Sea.
01:23The region needs desperately more drinking water, more water for agriculture.
01:29And that's why we need to combine a desalination plant together with the Dead Sea canal.
01:46We are focusing on the Israeli side, mainly on environmental damages in the Israeli side.
01:54And we are hoping for collaborations in the issue of the Dead Sea canal in the future.
02:02But this depends on collaboration.
02:05We can't do it alone.
02:06It must be a joint effort.
02:09So only time will tell.
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