gidon bromberg says the publicity has led to the construction of sewage treatment plants in israel andjordan and greater awareness of the jordan in a part of the river away from the tourist sites. >> we need to be striking a balance, a fair balance of sharing water amongst people, israelis, palestinians, jordanians and a fairer balance of sharing water between people and nature. and we're going in that direction, but we've still got a long way to go. >> reporter: for "religion and ethics newsweekly," this is fred de sam lazaro. >> that's our program for now. i'm bob abernathy. there's much more on our website. including more of kim lawton's interviews. you can comment on all our stories or share them. audio and video podcasts are also available. and you can find us on facebook and follow us on twitter. join us at pbs.org. ♪ ♪ additional funding by mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. >>> also by the henry louis foundation and the corporation for public broadcasting.