Israel taps local desalination firm IDE over Hong Kong rival

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Tuesday chose local company IDE Technologies over a Chinese-linked rival to build the country's largest desalination plant to tackle water shortages in one of the driest parts of the world.IDE competed for the tender against Hutchison Water, whose main investor is Hong Kong's CK Hutchison Holdings .Israel's chief ally, the United States, which is uneasy about Chinese involvement in Israeli critical infrastructure, had expressed misgivings about Hutchison's..