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以色列的国土中有三分之二是沙漠和戈壁。只有靠近地中海沿岸的西部地区和加利利海附近的几处是平原绿洲,土壤肥沃, 水量丰沛,适合农耕,而这部分土地不到国土总面积的30％。其余地区大多土地贫瘠,最重要的是水资源奇缺。以色列年降水量北部地区较多,但也不过 70毫米,南部只有20毫米,最南端的沙漠地带干脆常年无雨,同时蒸发量却大得惊人。在这样的地方,连人的生存都成问题,更不用说种庄稼、发展农业畜牧业了。
Two thirds of Israel’s land is desert and Gobi. Only the western part near the Mediterranean Sea and several places near the Sea of Galilee are plains oasis, fertile soil, abundant water, suitable for farming, but this part of the land is less than 30% of the total land area. Most of the rest of the region is barren land, the most important is the scarcity of water resources. The annual rainfall in Israel is greater in the north, but only 70 mm in the south and only 20 mm in the south. The southernmost desert is perennially rain-free and the amount of evaporation is staggering. In such places, even the existence of human beings is a problem, let alone planting crops and developing animal husbandry in agriculture.