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Government to fund restoration of 2,000-year-old Herod’s Pools
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First reported by Now 14 · 4 days ago
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The government will invest about 3 million shekels in restoring Herod’s Pools in the Jordan Valley. After a Channel 14 investigation into years of water theft, the site was refilled and attracted hundreds of visitors, and work is expected to begin in September.
- 01Smotrich approved about 3 million shekels for Herod’s Pools.
- 02Channel 14 reported years of water theft at the site.
- 03MKs Zvi Sukkot and Avichai Buaron led the effort to stop it.
- 04Hundreds of visitors came after the pools were refilled.
- 05Restoration work is expected to start in September.
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