Dear Chaim,
I hope all is well with you. I have 3 questions for this week:
1. What are your thoughts on the subject of global warming? Personally, I tend to believe that it is real, seeing as how the last several summers in Israel have been exceptionally hot. Also, the Israeli meteorological service has recently announced that the coming winter is likely to be the hottest and driest in Israel's history (I'm not sure about the weather in the US and other parts of the world). Do you agree that the earth is getting warmer? If so, what do you believe should be done to stop and reverse this process?
2. (related to the previous question) What are your thoughts on the water crisis in Israel? As you must know, Israel is suffering from severe water shortages, with the Sea of Galilee and other sources of water quickly drying up. Some people claim that the water crisis is a greater threat to Israel's future than the Arab and Muslim world. Several solutions to the problem are being discussed, such as building desalinization plants, importing water from other countries, and diverting the flow of several rivers in northern Israel. If you were in power in Israel, what would you do to solve this problem?
3. Right now, the central bank of Israel is planning to issue a new series of banknotes with a totally different design, depicting important individuals from Israeli history. They're planning to put a portrait of Theodore Herzl on the 20-shekel bill, David Ben-Gurion on the 50-shekel bill, Menachem Begin on the 100-shekel bill, and Yitzhak Rabin on the 200-shekel bill. Now, I'm curious: if you were prime minister of Israel, which portraits would you put on these banknotes? Which four individuals in Israeli and Jewish history are the most deserving of this honor, in your opinion?
As always, thank you for your answers,
Estragon1396