"Committed to our faith and to the value of tikkun olam, Israel must continue to play a role in meeting the global challenges of tomorrow. Being small in size and population, we must be greater in the field of science and serve as a world laboratory in a quest for alternative energy, mostly from the sun, so as to decrease pollution and dry the petro-dollar swamp that breeds terror," Israeli President Shimon Peres said in a Rosh Hashanah video message. "Humanity will have to generate water to meet growing human demand, prevent thirst and enable a harmonious and sustainable environment for man and nature. Israel has so far excelled in this domain and we have to continue investing our efforts into this pursuit."