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Flexer, A., Yellin-Dror, A. (2009). State of the Art. In: Hötzl, H., Möller, P., Rosenthal, E. (eds) The Water of the Jordan Valley. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77757-1_3
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