One such project is that of building a tunnel from the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean, passing under Jerusalem, which would utilize the variation in levels to provide water power for stations along the way. A second suggestion is to build a new industrial zone about Jerusalem while the ancient city is preserved intact.

In this connection, the National Society has issued, from its Washington headquarters, the following announcement, based on a communication to the society by John D. Whiting:
"The present-day villages are located, as a rule, either on the top of hills, originally for protection, or near the spring or source of water. Many are built upon the foundations whose origin dates back thousands of years. There does not exist a single example of a peasant village that has been founded in modern times.

Old-Style Village Home.
"Many have pictured Mary and Joseph, after arriving at the Ann at Bethlehem, and finding no room, being forced to turn into some barn built of timber, with lofty roof, hay mows, wooden mangers and stalls for cattle. Such a stable has been the subject of many medieval and modern artists, but it does not present a really true picture. Let us consider the old-style village home that is most common in the districts around Jerusalem and Bethlehem, for that will give us a better idea of what happened on that first Christmas day." 