The waters of the Jordan

Collection title

Cinq colonnes à la une

ID

INA00295

Source

INA (FR)

First broadcast date

04/02/1965

Production year

1965

Abstract

Investigation on the problem of the Jordan River diversion by Israel and its Arab neighbors. For Israel, shortage of water means a death sentence. Therefore the Israelis use the Tiberius Lake to irrigate the Negev. But the Tiberius lake is fed by the waters of the Jordan river, which is fed by four rivers: The Hasbani, born in Lebanon, The Yarmuck in Jordan and the third The Banias, that flows from the ground at 800 meters, on the Syrian side. Only the fourth river The Dan has its source in Israel.

Type

video

Production companies

• ORTF - Own production

Broadcaster

ORTF

Audiovisual form

Magazine

Personalities

• Peres Shimon
• Eban Abba

Primary theme

Water issues

Secondary themes

• Contemporary historical challenges 19th-20th c.
• Landscapes and environment / Geography and landscapes
• Economy / Techniques and technologies

Credits / Cast

• Scemama André - Journalist
• Cornu Jacques Gérard - Journalist

Period of events

• 1965

Map locations

• Israël - South - Negev Desert
• Israël - North - Sea of Galilee
• Syria - Inland - Damascus
• Jordan - Jordan valley

Original language

French

Media running time

21m48

Additional information