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[–]SkimThat_TLDR 61 points62 points  (14 children)

Summarized article: In an effort to clean up India's Ganges river, one of the world's largest and most polluted, the Indian government is teaming up with Israeli clean-tech companies to focus on urban water.

The Indian government has allocated $3 billion, $1 billion in loans and credits from the World Bank, to reach a goal of having no untreated municipal sewage or industrial runoff entering the river by 2020.

With only 27% of India's waste water being treated, the Ganges river has become heavily polluted with fecal waste, semi-cremated bodies and industrial run-off.

One Israeli company is assisting Indian farmers with establishing drip irrigation to save water and fertilizer and reduce the chemical run-off that comes from the old irrigation practice of relying on the monsoon for flooding.

Another Israeli company is seeking to naturally cleanse waste water by constructing a series of channels which requires virtually no maintenance and will make the waste water drinkable by the time it flows back into the river.

Due to a 45% natural water deficit, Israel has become very knowledgeable and efficient with its own urban water technology. Israel treats about 92% of waste water and 3/4 of that is reused for agriculture.

In 2012, India and Israel celebrated 20 years of formal diplomatic relations.


[–]Isatis_tinctoria 21 points22 points  (12 children)

Is Israel the leader in efficient water use and water technology? I think that is a great benefit to the world, even in places where there wouldn't be a water deficit.

[–]z999 26 points27 points  (11 children)

Israel has had waer shortage for years. We have have only two natural sources of clean water and they're both running out quickly, so we had to adapt and that caused a lot of progress in the progress of cleaning sewer water and cleaning salt water.

[–]TheGOPkilledJesus 4 points5 points  (9 children)

Why not build de-salination plants on the coast and never have to worry about water again?

[–]TheYeIIowDucK 12 points13 points  (8 children)

That's the plan. As always, the 2 larger problems are budget and energy. Turning salt water into drinkable water is a very costy and energy-consuming process.

[–]Retsejesiw 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If only it were as easy as Sim City.

[–]LurkVoter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Israel.In May 2010, researchers from Ben-Gurion University in Israel and Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York, began to collaborate on the development of thorium reactors[41] aimed at being self-sustaining, "meaning one that will produce and consume about the same amounts of fuel," which is not possible with uranium in a light water reactor.[41]

This would increase the viability enormously. The amount you could desalinate per day would be huge with something so energy dense. Requires very little land area too.

I've also read that graphene could be used to filter the salt out a water like a sieve. This is in its early stages of development now.

[–]Nefandi 4 points5 points  (3 children)


Unless you depend on trapping water inside a greenhouse, greenhouse effect raising the temperature, which causes evaporation and condensation. This process should run itself under the hot sun and it should be almost free. It might not be fast enough if it's not engineered well (maximize surface area, heat, etc.). Just an idea.

[–]TheYeIIowDucK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's one option, and that's the oldest way of doing that, but this process is very slow and produces very little water.

[–]poeticmatter 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Good idea. Go make millions.

[–]proddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too late! I already patented it.

[–]TheGOPkilledJesus 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Can solar and wind power the plants?

[–]TheYeIIowDucK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, because solar and wind power can't power anything outside of hippie dream worlds.

[–]arcainic -1 points0 points  (0 children)

One person, Bear Grylls, a world of difference.

[–]capri_stylee -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I wonder if they'll be offering the same help to Palestinians in need of water...

Edit: I don't mind downvotes, but at least have the decency to explain why you downvoted...

[–]relaxitwonthurt 23 points24 points  (53 children)

Why do Israel and India like each other so much? Or is that only an impression?

[–]EvanRWT 54 points55 points  (9 children)

Practically, it's common concerns (Islamic terrorism, similar defense strategies). Neither country feels threatened by the other's defense needs, and hence feel free to cooperate. They have been sharing intelligence for decades. Now they are collaborating in business and industrial ventures. Israel sells over a billion dollars worth of military hardware to India annually, etc.

Culturally, Hinduism and Judaism are somewhat alike. Both are very ancient traditions, where the culture is at least as important as (if not more important than) the religion. There are lots of Jews across the world who are atheist or agnostic, but still culturally Jewish. The same is true for zillions of Hindus, who are atheist or agnostic, but culturally Hindu. This is possible because unlike many religions, both Hinduism and Judaism are at heart cultures that are thousands of years old, with some religious beliefs tacked on top. It's easily possible in both cases to pick the culture but not take the religion so seriously. Many people do so.

The cultures themselves have some points of similarity. Both stress family, tradition, respect for education, etc. Both are somewhat fatalistic. Both are philosophical rather than rigidly dogmatic. Here I am not talking of the Torah, but rather the Talmud, and the long standing tradition of constant argumentation, discussion of morality, legality, practicality. The Indian religious books are full of this sort of stuff too.

The results of these cultures often express similarly. Being brought up in a certain kind of culture tends to predispose one to a certain kind of life. If you look at Jewish immigrants to the US, for example, you will find that the religion that matches them most closely in education, profession, or even income level and distribution are Hindu immigrants to the US.

There is definitely an attraction between the two peoples. In terms of population by country, the largest number of tourists to India are from Israel. Hinduism/Buddhism are pretty popular in Israel, as is Indian food. There are dozens of Indo-Israeli (read Hindu-Jewish) friendship organizations across India, and wherever ex-pats from both countries live (such as the US).

Aside from these things, I think one of the biggest reasons why Hinduism and Judaism mesh so easily is because both are non-proselytizing religions. To be Jewish, you have to be born a Jew. To be Hindu, you have to be born a Hindu. Both religions have some sort of mechanism in place that if someone really, really wants to convert to Judaism or to Hinduism, he can. But neither goes out and tries to gather converts. On the other hand, both have historically been pressured by the proselytizing religions - Christianity and Islam - to convert. Often at the point of a sword. In this, they have some sort of unity of historical experience.

[–]PacktLikeFishees 17 points18 points  (1 child)

As someone raised in a very Hindu family and in a very Jewish neighborhood, I just want to say that you are right on the money.

They're more or less Eastern and Western forms of certain way of living and looking at life. Both have their orthodoxy and zealots, but both can also be completely removed from God and still remain in the religion.

[–]DFractalH 9 points10 points  (1 child)

So, it's essentially the nerds of the world banding together to defend themselves in full-blown 80's-movie style.

And what we observe right now, gentlemen, is the montage.

[–]cumnovember 1 point2 points  (1 child)

There are less than 14 million Jews in the world because Judaism is essentially a race.

There are more than a billion Hindus in the world because it is the worlds third biggest prosetylized religion in the world. Hinduism is not non-prosetylizing by itself.

[–]Peaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An ethnic group, not a race. There are black Jews, white Jews, ...


I can assure you there is nothing more far away than Israeli culture and Indian culture, also Israeli culture is not Jewish American culture, it is two different things. Israelis just do business with India like any other country do, simple as that.

[–]qwertyzxcv -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

You are really trying hard here to find some commonality between Hinduism and Judaism. Infact Islam is basically a sect of Judaism where they have common prophets such as Moses, Abraham, Isaac,Ishmael and the whole monotheism idea along with Kosher/Halal, circumcision etc... Having said that, Islam and hinduism has connected like no other religion in India during the Mughal Dynasty. Many Islamic saints are practically worshipped in their graveyard by many Hindus to this day and age. Here is a nice BBC documentary by Micheal Wood talking about this Islam and India and it's 500-600 years of common history:

Now about the chart you mentioned above here is another source where 1 in 10 Muslims in America is a doctor, 1 in 8 is an engineer..Source : Cornell University

Your chart above has African American converts in it which significantly lowers the Muslim population income. Since Malcolm X many African Americans have joined Islam..However, the above chart I gave is heavily geared towards south asian Muslims similar background hindus come from.

And most Indians who can even immigrate to the US were already rich to begin with.. Another point I would like to point out that India contains the second/third largest Muslim population.

[–]jetson215 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Israel is primarily Jewish, India is primarily Hindu, and they are both surrounded by and have issues with Muslim nations.


Because Pakistan.

[–]railmaniac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good ole Neighbouristan...

[–]hjsdfhjsdfhjsfhj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Remember India buys a huge amount of weapons and a lot of it comes from Israel.

[–]Moshe52792 21 points22 points  (15 children)

The comments on this article suck. Some people are such angry people with all the hatred they spew.

[–]allolakallolini 85 points86 points  (28 children)

Thank you Israel, you have the respect a lot of Indians myself included who thankfully are not the target audience of anti-Israeli propaganda.

My accounts are anecdotal, but I remember my chemistry teacher speaking highly of Israeli innovations, met a farmer who traveled to Israel to get know - how to improve his farming techniques, there is more proof of general goodwill

Be wary of our politicians though, all they are after is the money.


"Be wary of our politicians though, all they are after is the money."

That's a pretty common theme across most of human history.

[–]allolakallolini 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Corruption with extreme inefficiency, apathy, bureaucracy, zero productivity and diverse groups pushing their own agenda. Their kind of atrocity is unparalleled.

[–]Limbo_Arab 20 points21 points  (9 children)


Trust me you should be wary of Israeli politicians too - its not like they're not looking for money as well.

[–]Itsreallyme123 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the warning limbo-Arab...ಠ_ಠ

[–]ToffeeC 3 points4 points  (12 children)

anti-Israeli propaganda


Admit it, it's because there is a strong anti-Muslim sentiment in India that Israel garners support there.

[–]allolakallolini 21 points22 points  (9 children)

If you look at the history of India you will know why there is a strong Anti-Islam sentiment there.Hatred begets hatred and that is no secret.

[–]Cyber_Wanderer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the most part they are coexisting peacefully because they have been living together for a long time. But there are a few radical groups on both sides. Throw in the fact that the population is growing at a staggering rate and there will be unrest. Caste is just an excuse people use to get their frustrations out. Hopefully people will see that in the future.

[–]qwertyzxcv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good thing lot of the industries are owned by Muslims in India. Just like Jews rule Hollywood, Muslims rule Bollywood and the underworld too.

[–]elloworld 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just like they came in and helped the indians with the hostage situation in mumbai(after they had cleared the synagogue). say what you will, israel does seem quick to help friends.

[–]MusicMagi 120 points121 points  (92 children)

Positive article on Israel? This is sure to receive lots of upvotes!

[–]jetson215 26 points27 points  (23 children)

Why is reddit so anti-Israel? I'm serious when I ask this.

[–]MusicMagi 22 points23 points  (13 children)

My guess is they buy into Palestinian propaganda and they see so many anti-Israel articles, that the whole conflict seems one-sided

[–]New_Joisey 8 points9 points  (6 children)

Just as Martin Luther King said, “When people criticize Zionists, they mean Jews. You're talking anti-Semitism.”

The whole world is against Israel, because if propaganda can be repeated enough, people take it as truth. And they love to believe the worst about Jews, even without any actual evidence of it being true. The media pushes it because it sells, and people eat it up. Of course they don't consciously realize this though.

Do you think the 1930s/1940s was so long ago? We're not talking the stone age - a few decades later, we landed on the moon. And for all those who claim that it's not a specific dislike of Israel - you never (or rarely) see them focus on the genocides and atrocities that happen all over the world.

[–]iluvucorgi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just as Martin Luther King said,

...or didn't say.

Of course it's such reasoning doesn't stand up, unless you think that Palestinians and other locals should be Zionists, the same way Africans should be pro-colonialism?

There was a debate at the UN and elsewhere about the establishment of Israel, both in practical and moral terms as a prelude to the vote on the partition plan, which itself was split awith around a 1/3 against.

[–]iluvucorgi -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because Israel is in violation of various international laws and norms yet is supported by western governments as it does some pretty heinous things.

[–]Old-Hickory 56 points57 points  (48 children)

2 of the top four articles right now on /r/worldnews are pro-Israel (the other one not as much but still).

I... I don't know where I am but I like it.

[–]sjs 78 points79 points  (46 children)

You wouldn't know it from the comments, but most of us who disagree with and disapprove of the actions against Palestine and Palestinians by Israel and the IDF don't blindly hate Israel or Jews or think that Israel should not be a nation. We simply disapprove of the the stuff they do that we feel is wrong, unfair, hypocritical, and scummy.

[–]Old-Hickory 11 points12 points  (44 children)

In real life ? Yes. On Reddit... (esp /r/worldnews) I'm not so sure.

I'm not saying that you can justify doing something because something else is worse. But well... All I'm saying is that in 09 there were way more articles about Israel than Sudan, why does that happen? To me there is one likely explanation.

[–]sjs 18 points19 points  (29 children)

Not everyone who finds links on reddit comments on reddit. That's why I said "you wouldn't know it from the comments".

You know how there are tons of highly upvoted articles but the comments are overwhelmingly negative? More people lurk than converse here. Making blanket statements about upvoted articles based on sentiments in the comments is misguided.

[–]habshabshabs 7 points8 points  (27 children)

I have to agree. Its not really an anti-Israel thing, you don't always have to pick sides. But there are things which are wrong and violate international law, and it's that stuff which I am against. If Israel decided to change it's ways with regards to human rights and all that I would be quite the fan.

[–]Moshe52792 30 points31 points  (26 children)

Problem is anti Israel posts are highlighted.

Just look right now. Syria just killed 20 Palestinians, and no one on r/worldnews gives a shit.

But a photo of 5 Israeli kids yelling at a woman reaches front page.

You're going to tell me it isn't an Anti-Israel thing? Come on.

[–]habshabshabs 6 points7 points  (4 children)


It's actually post #7 right now, so people clearly do give a shit. I hate that response. "Look at what the other guys are doing." No, that's not the point.

You see, Israel wouldn't get so much flak if they didn't constantly do shitty things. I applaud what good they do, but at the same time I can't condone a lot of their policies. And when I mention these injustices, getting accused of being Anti-Israel is anything but constructive. It just dismisses the issue and tries to deflect responsibility. Am I also Anti-American for opposing their immigration policies? How about Anti-Canadian for being critical of the treatment of their natives? I certainly don't think so. Wrong is wrong no matter who commits it, I'm not siding with any country or people and I'm not alone.

[–]Moshe52792 16 points17 points  (3 children)

No one is blaiming you for not condoning all of their policies. I don't condone all of the policies of any nation or party or group of people.

Maybe people accuse you of being Anti-Israel when you mention these injustices, because they are being mentioned in the wrong places and in a spamming manner? I don't follow your comment history, so I don't know, but there are many people on this site that go to any post having to deal with Israel, positive or negative, and post the same Anti-Israel shit over and over again.

There's a time and place.

Also, it's a shame a post has to be titled "Mortal Shells kill 20 Palestinians" for people to look at it. If it was entitled, Syrian Mortal Shells kill 20 Palestinians, no one would give a shit. You want proof? Check my submission history.

Wrong is wrong no matter who commits it. I agree. No country does only good things, but the bias on this site is PAINFULLY obvious when a photo of 5 Israeli's yelling at a woman reaches the front page, but 5 Israeli's being killed in Bulgaria is ignored.

It's there, and denying is is anything but constructive as well.

[–]Retsejesiw 3 points4 points  (0 children)


Yeah... sorry about that.

[–]green_flash 0 points1 point  (0 children)


Yes, there is a slight anti-Israel bias on reddit.

But you really don't help your cause, if you overexaggerate.
The Israeli tour bus incident did hit front page as well.

That a very emotional photo causes more of a stir than a news story is not surprising and is surely not only due to politics.

Also on every positive Israel article (like this one) the top comment will be complaining about anti-Israel bias in a sarcastic way.

[–]donaldtrumptwat -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

And it's the same Zionists that attack any comment about Israel's greed for Palestinian land and use the antisemitic word instead of admitting Israel is RACIST.

[–]one_eyed_jack 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes! We are the silent majority. The non Jew-hating anti-apartheid people.


Don't be an idiot.

The US gives 3 billion to Israel in military aid alone, Sudan only receives around $410 million.

Israel is allowed to do what it does purely because of economic and military aid from the US so it makes perfect sense that the attention Israel receives is proportionate to the amount of aid they receive.

Of course people feel like they want to keep up to date on what their money is going toward.

You can pretend it's anti-semitism or hive mind menality if you like, but that's complete bullshit.

[–]h2sbacteria 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not particularly pro-Israel as pro-Israeli technology and really technology has no political bias. More power to Israel for helping anyone in the world solve problems.

[–]megazver 38 points39 points  (32 children)

They should try not using it for dead body disposal.

[–]systmshk 14 points15 points  (3 children)

Maybe that offends you but it is not the main cause of the pollution. Things die and rot in rivers all the time. First they should stop using it for inorganic waste disposal.

[–]sotonohito 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And sewage.

Though cremation before dumping into the Ganges is, IIRC, something that is more than acceptable it just isn't affordable for the poor. A charitable cremation service might help.

[–]megazver 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I never said it was.

It's just the most glaring indicator of what the problem is here.

[–]glengyron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, things like tanneries are dumping huge amounts of poisons into the river.

[–]the_raucous_one 15 points16 points  (13 children)

Unfortunately having your body disposed of in the Ganges is part of many Indians' religious beliefs. Getting people to change is going to be hard... but good to hear it is getting better.


Having just returned from India, I'll say that the problem isn't just infrastructure and waste water, it's attitudes toward the environment and communal responsibility amongst the Indian people. India isn't extremely polluted because it has such a big population - rather, because Indians don't value things like recycling or even garbage pickup. As best as I could tell, there is no organized waste operation in much of the country where I visited. If you don't have a trash bin or dumpster in which to dispose of things, where do you put it? On the street, of course. This eventually makes its way into rivers and such.

And why is there no garbage service? From what the locals told me, corrupt politicians spend more money lining their pockets than creating beneficial public programs and services. So take it for what you will, but I'll say this: until thur roots of this problem are addressed, I don't think the Ganga will remain clean for long.

[–]blues2911 28 points29 points  (4 children)

Actually you're extremely wrong about the recycling bit. It's huge in India - not because of the attitude of the population but because its a good business. Go to the slums and literally everything and anything is recycled. When I lived in India we'd have people come by every week to pick up any waste we might have - particularly paper and plastics - and that would be recycled, mostly by less-than-a-dollar-a-day type people. Another example would be soda - it's very common to go to restaurants and have to return the coke bottle.

I'm not saying we're clean and tidy, far from it actually, but gotta give credit where it's due!

[–]rac3r5 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There is actually truth to what you both say.

It all depends on where you live, and what you look at.

I was born there and then I left when I was 14. I've visited 2x since.

If you take a look at the villages or small towns, there is no recycling, there is no garbage collection. People just burn their garbage. The air quality can get quite bad.

I grew up in Mumbai, in a relatively higher end area. A lot of people live in apartments/buildings and there is no recycling program like we have here in Canada. Most things end up in the garbage. Now about the garbage, there is a huge slum population in the city and they do end up recycling a lot of things, but they are not a recycling processing centre. The apartment complex that I lived in had a wall towards the end of the complex that had an isolated body of water, the garbage people just dumped the garbage there. It used to stink like hell.

When I visited last, I noticed a lot of garbage pits (a wide circular metal containers with no covers) around the city where people (not sure who) would just dump their garbage. The garbage would rot in the warm climate, you'd have crows and stray dogs eating out of the garbage. Its like what is going on here, and how come everyone is ok with it.

When I traveled by train, all the feces from the washrooms fell on the tracks. All the railway stations stunk like a badly kept bathroom.

There's garbage everywhere you go. People blame corruption, population and what not, but in the end nothing is ever done. Someone needs to take some accountability and leadership and make things happen. All I see happening, is the creation of a cess pool for future generations.

[–]dragonflyscales 19 points20 points  (1 child)

But he spent TIME there! Surely his vast sweeping generalizations must be correct! And sure enough he has the most votes, reddit, you are so ignorant / white-washed , it stings.

[–]Ze_Carioca 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, the, "ive been there/ive lived there/I know someone from there..." argument automatically means you are right.

[–]throwawaycan19071 18 points19 points  (3 children)

I guarantee you Indians recycle way more than Western folk. Also Indians use less stuff than Western folk.

Indians will re-use glass bottles and plastic bags while the Western folk will throw them away.

But yes why no nationwide garbage pickup in India? I have no idea its a disgrace.

[–]Thatwassensible 7 points8 points  (1 child)

As an Indian now in US, I now understand what recycling is, anyplace you go you will find separate trash bins for paper/litter/food items and separate recycling bins for metal/glass and plastics.

Here there are strict laws if you throw any metal/plastic thing in non-recycled waste you will be fined. And best part is people are much aware and sensible. Indians need to know that all waste should not go together.

[–]railmaniac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In summary, Indians hold on to their junk for longer, which is good, but throw it in the wrong bin, which is bad.

[–]samulin1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Westerns don't re-use glass bottles and plastic bags? I don't know how is it in USA, but in most of the countries in Europe bottles are being recycled all the time. You can get good money for it.

For an example, in Finland, the recycling rate is about 99%...

[–]Ani_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seeing money invested in literally cleaning up the streets would be amazing, but from what I can tell from my visits, some places simply don't have room for that sort of thing. The clean places in India are usually the ones most spread out, large streets with actual driveways for businesses and houses. The area i lived in was extremely congested. So congested that it was a miracle that we were able to get a car though the streets. Parking a car is obviously out of the question, but even parking a bike/moped is sometimes troubling.

[–]eighthgear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's attitudes toward the environment and communal responsibility amongst the Indian people

Go on...


They are right. How does that prove your original thesis?

[–]L_Beau_Deep 12 points13 points  (0 children)

See the U.N. just won't stop Israel from continuin to take land from....oh wait wrong thread. Good shit Israel!!!

[–]that-asshole-u-hate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

[–]dude16kh 20 points21 points  (5 children)

wtf a pro israel post on reddit?!??


That's impossible Israel is evil!

[–]Hrethric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is crazy to me. Israel has literally like one half of one percent of India's population. Somehow it boggles my mind that India would need to turn to them for help. That's like a dog asking a flea to scratch its back.

Still, go India for trying to clean the Ganges, and go Israel for their culture of achievement, whatever else anyone may say about them.

[–]Cyber_Wanderer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if your heart is in the right place and actually want to start a recycling center or even a landfill. Its really hard to get through the bureaucracy there and you have to bribe a lot of people to get a project like that started.

[–]reekdurden 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best part of waking up is granddad in your cup

[–]RonUSMC 1 point2 points  (1 child)

By help, you mean getting paid as a contractor right? Like, I'm "helping" my company.

[–]nerraw92 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ಠ_ಠ You are, otherwise they wouldn't be paying you...


But, but Israel is stealing the wastewater!! Someone notify the security council, call the Hague! How does israel think it can just interfere with the affairs of the Indians!

[–]areon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

everybody knows Israel is doing this only because they can harvest the floating organs from the river.

[–]TheFerretman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Israel has developed some truly fantastic technologies.

Now that they've discovered oil off their coasts, they're going to become a true Mideast power to be reckoned with.

[–]holly2680 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dump a few tonnes of potassium hydroxide in it and let the bodies turn to soap.
There isn't enough bleach in the world to make that river clean.

[–]WireRabbit -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Step one: Stop throwing your dead bodies in it.

[–]thergrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excellent, Indian will soon have a clean river to dump dead human bodies into.

[–]incainca 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always have my doubts when I read an article like "Country A helps Country B". Maybe I've become a pessimist but last time I checked politics didn't have much to do with humanity's best interest. Adding the World Bank to that equation tends to smell fishy. That being said, if this turns out to be a good and positive thing, then great job Israel.

[–]CrazyBastard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

are they gonna stop throwing corpses in it?

[–]Nefandi 0 points1 point  (1 child)

It's an Israeli company. Not Israel. It's good, but I don't understand why Israel should get the credit. When McDonalds opens a restaurant in India, do you say the USA helps India eat more burgers?

[–]railmaniac 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Didn't the Indian politicians blame US when McD entered the Indian market? I think that's exactly what they'd say.

[–]hippie_hunter -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think not dumping corpses in a water supply people have to drink out of would improve things quite a lot.


There is a big difference between an Israeli COMPANY and Israel.

The government of Israel isn't being a Good Guy Greg and lending a helping hand. A "for profit" company that is based in Israel is taking money to do a service that the Indian Government is paying a huge amount of money for.

I'm not sorry to burst your bubble.

[–]sol1869 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Good one Israeli company, too bad you're taking money for it. !

[–]the_goat_boy -4 points-3 points  (3 children)

I think the Ganges is beyond saving.

Are they going to remove all the dead bodies in there?

[–]Riots_all_day -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The "Gag" river with all that pollution.

[–]seanbearpig -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Israel and help don't go in the same sentence......or paragraph.