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I myself have seen the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee shrink considerably since my first visit to the region in 1978. \u00a0And the drought exacerbates one of the principal political issues of the area, which is increased competition, as populations and agricultural needs grow, for scarce (and ever scarcer) water resources.<\/p>\n
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