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“I’m standing here deeply moved, having put pen to paper in the signing of a historical agreement … We are realizing the Zionist vision of Theodor Herzel who, as early as in the late 19th century, had predicted the need to revitalize the Dead Sea.”

“This is the most important agreement since the peace treaty with Jordan … It’s the high point of a productive cooperation between Israel and Jordan that will help rehabilitate the Dead Sea and offer solutions to Jordan’s water supply crisis.” (Israel’s Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom on the signing of an Israeli-Jordanian water agreement, 26/02/2015)