Talk:History of the Jews in Botswana

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Bohemian Baltimore, "no discussion" is not a good justification to revert. Is there a good reason why such a short section needs to have its own article instead of staying in the parent article? Thebiguglyalien (talk) 00:01, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

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@IZAK I was attempting to refine the 'Botswana-Israel Relations' section and noticed that the first paragraph contradicts the article you provided. Before I update it to align with the linked article, do you have a reference to support your edit?

Your edit: "Botswana and Israel established full diplomatic relations in 1972 [1] [2] following Botswana's independence from Great Britian in 1966."

Botswana-Israel Relations: "The two countries established diplomatic ties in 1993 after Israel and the PLO signed the Oslo Accords. In February 2012, a Dan Shaham-Ben-Hayun presented his diplomatic credentials to Botswana as an official representative.[1]" LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 05:14, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

• @LeónGonsalvesofGoa: 1972 was the year Israel and Botswana set up diplomatic relations. Please take a look at Foreign relations of Israel#List under "List of countries which Israel maintains diplomatic relations with:" item number 88, citing footnote 116 and Foreign relations of Botswana#Diplomatic relations under "List of countries which Botswana maintains diplomatic relations with:" item number 28.citing the same source in footnote 25. Not sure where the later date comes from. Probably it means a RE-establishment of diplomatic relations after some kind of break in between. See Botswana Virtual Jewish History Tour: "In 1993, Israel and Botswana renewed diplomatic relations after several years of disagreement." IZAK (talk) 23:52, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

  Thank you for clarifying, I have updated the content based on the reference that corroborates 1972. LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 05:52, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

  @IZAK I have removed this paragraph (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Jews_in_Botswana&diff=1259256710&oldid=1259256369). Upon reviewing the referenced article, the only mention of Israel does not pertain to relations between Botswana and Israel (copied below for review).

  Agriculture is a primary consumer of water. Whereas an estimated 20,000ha of land are available for irrigation in the country (NWMP, 1992), in 1998 only 1380ha was under irrigation, mostly in the Tuli Block freehold area of the northeast. Smallholders also irrigate their crops using water from small dams. It is government policy to assist in the construction of small dams and in well and borehole construction/rehabilitation. According to NDP 8, the construction of more than 200 small dams in the Gaborone catchment area has reduced runoff by about 25%, and in the Bokaa catchment, just a few kilometres north of the city, the reduction is more than 13% for about 100 existing small dams. Despite this increased water availability, use is inefficient and economic returns are marginal. Israel is being looked at as a model for improvements to irrigation (Mmopi, interview, 2002). In addition, government is actively pursuing a number of approaches to improved efficiency of water use: e.g., rainwater harvesting; storm water capture and diversion; solar-powered desalinsation plants; waste water reuse (NDP 8, pp. 293–294; Mmopi, interview, 2002). LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 06:09, 24 November 2024 (UTC)