The level of the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) has risen by two metres thanks to the winter rains and the contributions from Israel’s desalination plants at Ashkelon, Palmachim and Hadera. When the Ashdod and Soreq plants come on line at the end of 2013, Israel’s water crisis should be over.
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