1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TwYHIB8pik"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/long-heat-wave-in-palestine-seriously-impairs-citrus-crop">Long Heat Wave in Palestine Seriously Impairs Citrus Crop</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/long-heat-wave-in-palestine-seriously-impairs-citrus-crop/embed#?secret=TwYHIB8pik" width="600" height="338" title="“Long Heat Wave in Palestine Seriously Impairs Citrus Crop” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="TwYHIB8pik" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The hot spell the last six weeks has caused considerable damage to all fruits, and so great is the demand, with only restricted supplies available locally as well as from Syria, that fruit merchants have commenced importing apricots, plums and other fruits from Italy. That the damage caused to citrus fruit is far more serious […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315