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Touching bottom the imminent death of Israel's major source of fresh, sweet water

Lake Kinneret, 1992

The people of Israel are watching their
most important source of fresh water die.
Lake Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee) is at
its lowest point in recorded history. It is a
tragic drama that gives renewed urgency to
Jewish National Fund's $250 -million initia-
tive to rescue Israel from its increasingly
life-threatening water famine.

up as fast as the lake itself. Painful prohibitions on water use in
towns, cities and businesses are just a matter of time.
"The situation is dire," says Amos Epstein of Mekorot, the
company managing Israel's water resources. "We have dipped
below all the redlines. We are in serious distress."
Short of a meteorological miracle, the outlook for enough
water remains grim.

JNF: providing real hope for a real crisis.

Now comes real faith in the future. Jewish National Fund has
pledged to build 100 more reservoirs as part of a S250-million
plan to store over 53 billion gallons of water and extend the life
of Israel's remaining water resources.
That's how passionate JNF is about harvesting and storing
enough water for Israel, developing water recycling techniques,
and restoring Israel's rivers and streams to their former purity
and beauty. But only with your participation can JNF fulfill its
commitment to help free Israel from the bonds of its water
famine. Will you join us with your generous contribution? Only
then can we live up to the "Together, We Can"
promise we have made to the people of Israel.

Unseen but not unharmed.

The nation's two other main fresh water resources, the
mountain and coastal aquifers deep below the surface, are at
equally precarious levels, contaminated by pollution and drained
by years of over-pumping to provide water for the population
Israel has worked so hard to attain.
Israel's worst drought in 100 years continues to ravage the land.
These conditions — and more — drive JNF to redouble its
efforts to assist the people of Israel.

Extreme water restrictions—

just a matter of time.

The meager winter rainfall did nothing to diminish Israel's
53-billion-gallon fresh water deficit, the difference between what
Israel needs to survive and what it gets. Farmers face catastrophic
water quota cuts of 70%. Tourism around the Kinneret is drying

Please say "Yes" to Israel's urgent need. For life,

for peace, for the land of Israel... just add water

Thank you. — Ronald S. Lauder, JNF President

To learn more, call toll free 1.888.JNF.0099 or visit www.jnf.org

Yes, I'll help give the people of Israel the promise of water by donating to JNF today.

Please mail your tax-deductible contribution to: Jewish National Fund, Attn: Water Campaign Dept., 42 East 69th St., New York, NY 10021

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