ABSTRACT

Water Policy in Israel 1948–2000

Gila Menahem

This article investigates water policy in Israel during the years 1948–2000. Suggesting that water policy making changed from anticipatory to incremental, reactive and finally to a period of crisis management, the research examines potential explanations for this transformation in Israeli water policy. A prevailing policy paradigm can be discerned for these four periods, each with its own definition of problem and solutions of water policy in Israel.